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2. Ë`m§Mo S>moHo$ {\$aco Amho ... 8
3. ídmgm§Mo _moc ... 9
4. d`mMm {hemo~ ... 10
5. Am_Mo Hw$Qw>§~ ... 11
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7. g§gma EH$ Y_©emim ... 14
8. gmYy g§JmMm àH$ma ... 15
9. H$m` H$ê$ ~mB©... ... 15
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11. g_mYmZ ... 19
12. g§gmaMH«$ ... 20
13. CVmdionUm ... 22
14. H§$Oyf ... 23
15. ^JVam_mMm ^Jd§Vm§daMm {dídmg ... 26
16. n[aUm_ EH$m XwîH$_m©Mm ... 26
17. g§JVrMm à^md ... 29
18. _cm g_Om`cm WmoS>m doi cmJcm ... 31
19. AmH$memÀ`m {XeoZo Ww§H$Uo ... 34
20. EH$ OwZr AmR>dU ... 35
21. Yes, No, Very Good ... 36
22. ghZercVm ... 38
23. gdm©V _moR>m gÝ_mZ ... 39
24. _ZmnmgyZ {c{hcoco nÌ ... 40
25. ^md Vgm Xoh ... 41
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26. KmÊ`mMm ~¡c ... 42

27. Xwc©j ... 43
28. Ah§H$ma ... 44
29. _mIZMmoa Z§X{H$emoa ... 45
30. eãXm§Mr eº$s ... 47
31. _mZmMm hì`mg ... 48
32. Amgº$s ... 49
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34. Oam cj Úm ... 52
35. am_ H¥$îU har ! ... 53
36. Xmof ZH$mo, JwU nhm ... 55
37. ^JdmZ n§{S>V ... 56
38. Yy_«nmZmMo AO~ \$m`Xo ... 57
39. OwJma Amho dmB©Q> ... 58
40. AmnU Ia§M g§H$Q>mV AmhmoV ... 60
41. AÜ`mË_mMr Amdí`H$Vm ... 61
42. cmJm V`marcm ... 63
43. nwZO©Ý_ ... 64
44. AY©dQ> kmZ ... 65
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51. Zm_mMm _{h_m ... 77
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_hmË`mJr !
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AmMaU, ^moOZ Am{U ^OZ `mg§~§Yr
EoH$y Z EH$ gÁOZ J¥hñW Aml_ ~Km`cm
Amco.
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H$ê$Z Ë`m§Zr gmYy§Zm àUm_ Ho$cm Am{U
åhUmco, “ho gmYy _hmamO, Amnë`m
_R>mVrc gmYy§Mr _r nwîH$iM ñVwVr
EoH$cr Amho, Ia§M Vwåhr cmoH$ _moR>o
Ë`mJr AmhmV.”
ho ~mocUo EoHy$Z gmYy hgyZ åhUmco, “Ahmo, ho Vwåhr H$m` gm§JVm Amåhr
Ë`mJr AmhmoV åhUyZ ? Am_À`mnojm _moR>o Ë`mJr Va Vwåhr AmhmV.” gmYyM § o ho ~mocUo
EoHy$Z Vo J¥hñW åhUmco, “ho gmYy _hmamO, Vwåhr _mPm Cnhmg H$m H$aV AmhmV? _r
Va g§gmamV AS>H$cocm EH$ J¥hñW Amho. Ë`mJr Va Vwåhr AmhmV.”
gmYy hgyZ åhUmco, “Ahmo, Amåhr Hw$R>Mo Ë`mJr, Am_À`mnojm Ë`mJr Va
Vwåhr AmhmV.”
ho Agco ~mocUo EoHy$Z Vo J¥hñW AmíM`©MH$sV Pmco Am{U åhUmco,
“_hmamO, Vwåhr _mPr Moï>m H$m H$aVm? H$a§ gm§Jm`Mo Pmco Va _r `m g§gmamV \$gcocm
Agm EH$ àmUr Amho H$s Á`mcm `m OJmVrc Y§Úm_wio ^Jd§VmZm AmR>dm`Mr
\w$agVhr {_iV Zmhr.”
gmYy åhUmco, “Vo H$mhrhr Agmo nU VwåhrM AmhmV Iao _hmË`mJr !”
`m J¥hñWmcm hm H$m` àH$ma Amho Vo g_OoZm. Ë`mZo {dMma Ho$cm, ‘AmnU
Va g§gmamV AS>H$cmo`² Am{U _J _hmË`mJr H$go H$m`? Ë`mJr Va ho gmYy AmhoV,
Á`m§Zr OJmVrc ^moJm§Zm cmW _macr Amho Am{U àË`oH$ jU Vo ^Jd§Vm§À`m ^OZmV
_¾ AgVmV.”
Vo J¥hñW ~mocco, “ho gmYy, _r Va {df`r Amho. na§Vw AmnU ñdV… Ë`mJr
AgVmZm _cm nwÝhm Ë`mJr H$m åhUV AmhmV?”
`mda gmYy åhUmco, “ho ~Km Amåhr cmoH$ Va N>moQ>o Ë`mJr AmhmoV. H$maU
Amåhr Vo {df` ^moJ Ë`mJ Ho$co Oo j{UH$ AmhoV, Zmed§V AmhoV Am{U Ordm§Zm
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nyU© Ë`mJ Ho$cm Amho. åhUyZ AmnU “_hmË`mJr” AmhmV. Amåhr Zmhr. Amåhr Va
VwÀN> gm§gm[aH$ Jmoï>tMm Ë`mJ Ho$cm Amho åhUyZ Amåhr N>moQ>o Ë`mJr AmhmoV. na§Vw
AmnU _hmZ ^Jd§Vm§MmM Ë`mJ Ho$cm Amho åhUyZ AmnU “_hmË`mJr” AmhmV.”
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Ë`m§Mo S>moHo$ {\$aco Amho
EH$m JmdmV EH$ ^º$ ahmV hmoVm. Vmo gmYyg§Vm§Mr nwîH$i godm H$am`Mm.
na§Vw Ë`mMr nËZr _moR>r H$H©$íem hmoVr. g§Vm§Zm ~KyZ {Vcm ^`§H$a amJ `m`Mm.
g§Vm§Mr hmoUmar hr godm ~§X H$aÊ`mgmR>r Vr {ZË` ZdZdrZ Ìmg Úm`Mr.
EH$ {Xdg ^º$ Hw$R>oVar ~mhoa Jocm hmoVm. Ë`mdoir H$mhr gmYyg§V Ë`m§À`m
Kar Amco. gmYy Amcoco nmhÿZ `m H$H©$íem ~mB©Zo hmVmV cmQ>Uo {Z {M_Q>m KoVcm
Am{U Vr Ë`m dñVy H$Yr `m H$monè`mV Va H$Yr Ë`m H$monè`mV CMcyZ R>ody cmJcr.
{Vcm ~amM H$mi Ago H$aVmZm nmhÿZ EH$m gmYyZo {dMmaco, “_mVmOr,
AmnU ho cmQ>Uo Am{U {M_Q>m Ago gmaIo H$m cndV AmhmV?”
Xw…Ir Moham H$ê$Z Vr ~mB© åhUmcr, “_hmamO, _mÂ`m nVrMo S>moHo$ Oam
{\$aco Amho. Ooìhm KamV Hw$Ur gmYy `oVmV Voìhm Ë`m§Zm Vo {M_Q>m Am{U cmQ>Ê`mZo
_maVmV. Vw_À`mda X`m `oD$Z _r ho cmQ>Uo Am{U {M_Q>m cndV Amho. Vo AmVm
`oVM AgVrc.” ho EoHy$Z Vo gmYy Km~ê$Z VoWyZ nimco. WmoS>çm doimVM ^º$ Kar
Amcm. Ë`mZo cm§~yZM nm{hco hmoVo H$s Amnë`m KamVyZ gmYy cJ~JrZo {ZKyZ OmV
AmhoV. Ë`mZo nËZrcm {dMmaco, “Vy Ë`m gmYy§Zm Wm§~dco H$m Zmhrg?”
nËZr CgiyZ åhUmcr,
“dm! H$m` Vw _ Mo Vo gmYy ! Vo
_mÂ`mH$S>o {M_Q>m Am{U cmQ>Uo
_mJV hmoV.o _r Ë`m§Zm H$m ~ao XoD$?
nmoù`m H$am`À`m ZmhrV H$m ?”
^º$ åhUmcm, “AJ§ ,
gmYy _mJV hmo V o Va Úm`Mo .
Amnë`mgmR>r _r Xwgao AmUco
AgVo. R>rH$ Amho, Mc Xo {M_Q>m
Am{U cmQ>Uo. Vo WmoS>oM Xya Joco
AgVrc _r Ë`m§Zm XoD$Z `oVmo.”
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^º$ {M_Q>m Am{U cmQ>Uo KoD$Z gmYy§À`m _mJo Ymdcm Am{U Xwê$Z AmoaSy>
cmJcm, “_hmamO, ho cmQ>Uo, {M_Q>m KoD$Z Om.”
gmYyZ§ r ~{KVco Va Ia§M Vmo {M_Q>m, cmQ>Uo KoD$Z YmdV `oV Amho. Ë`mÀ`m
nËZrZo Ë`mÀ`mg§~Y § r Ia§M gm§{JVco hmoVo Va, Agm {dMma H$ê$Z Vo gd© gmYy Amnco
gm{hË` VoWoM Q>mHy$Z doJmZo niV gwQ>co.
Ë`m ^º$mZo Ë`m§Zm JmRy>Z Ë`m§Mo H$go~go g_mYmZ Ho$co. Ooìhm Ë`m ^º$mcm
Amnë`m nËZrÀ`m `m dmJUwH$s{df`r H$ico. Voìhm Kar `oD$Z Ë`mZo Ë`mM {M_Q>çmZo
Am{U cmQ>Ê`mZo nËZrMr nyOm Ho$cr. `mMm n[aUm_ åhUyZ nËZr _mhoar {ZKyZ Jocr
Am{U VoWo gJù`m§Zm gm§Jy cmJcr. “_r AmVm naV OmUma Zmhr. H$maU `m§Mo S>moHo$
{\$aco Amho.”
^JdX²^ŠVm§Mr godm Z H$aUmè`m§Mm ñd^md AgmM AgVmo.
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ídmgm§Mo _moc
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hmo V m. H$maU AmO Ë`mcm H$m_mda
C{eamn`ªV H$m_ H$amdo cmJco hmoVo. AY}
A§Va MmcyZ Joë`mda Ë`mcm _mJm©À`m H$S>c o m
Im§Úmda Pmoir KoD$Z EH$ H¥$îU^º$ C^o
Agcoco {Xgco. Vo AJXr ñdV…À`mM
VmcmV C^o hmoVo. H$Xm{MV Vo JmS>rMr dmQ>
~KV hmoVo.
amOyZo nwT>o hmoD$Z Ë`m H¥$îU^º$mcm
Imcr dmHy$Z Z_ñH$ma Ho$cm. Amerdm©X XoV ^º$mZo amOycm Ë`mMm n[aM` {dMmacm.
amOy åhUmcm, “_cm amOy åhUVmV, Vgo _mPo Zmd amO|Ð ndma Amho. _r
EH$m ImgJr H§$nZrV ZmoH$ar H$aVmo. AmO H§$nZrV WmoS>m Cera Pmcm. ~aoM Pmco
åhUm Zmhr Va H$Xm{MV Amnco Xe©Z Pmco ZgVo.”
“AÀN>m amOy, H§$nZr Vwcm {H$Vr _mZYZ XoVo?” ^º$mZo {dMmaco. amOy
åhUmcm, “_cm 1450 é. _{hÝ`mcm nJma {_iVmo.”
amOyMo ~mocUo EoHy$Z ^º$ em§V hmoD$Z {dMma H$ê$ cmJco, OUy _ZmVë`m
_ZmV H$mhr J{UV H$aV hmoVo. WmoS>çm doimZo Vo ~mocco, “h§! gmS>o Mm¡Xmeo åhUOo
EH$m {XdgmMo gmYmaU 48 ê$. åhUOo XmoZ ê$. Vmgmcm `m J{UVmZo Vy Amnco OrdZ
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OrdZ {_ioc H$m? amOy, ^«_mV Amhog. H$maU WmoS>çm n¡emÀ`m _mJo Vy Amnco ídmg
g§ndV Amhog. VwÂ`m Aem H$aÊ`mZo H$Xm{MV VwPo n¡go dmT>V AgVrc. nU VwPo
ídmg H$_r hmoV AmhoV. ho R>rH$ Amho H$s EImXo {Xder Amncr cmoI§S>mMr noQ>r
n¡emZo ^aoc. nU `m Mm_S>çmÀ`m W¡crVyZ Amnco ídmg g§nyZ OmVrc. amOy, cjmV
R>do ho _mZd OrdZ \$º$ n¡go H$_dm`cm {_imcoco Zmhr, `m OrdZmV ídmg H$_dm`cm
hdoV. AWm©V àË`oH$ ídmgmV ^Jd§VmMo ñ_aU Pmco Va Vy _wº$ hmoerc. _r Ago
gm§JV Zmhr H$s Vwåhr H$m_ H$ê$ ZH$m. Amnco d Amnë`m n[admamMo nmcZnmofU
H$aÊ`mgmR>r H$_dm nU A{YH$ cj ^Jd§Vm§Mo ^OZ H$aÊ`mV Agy Úm. ”
H¥$îU^º$ ho ~mocV AgVmZmM EH$ ~g g_moa `oD$Z Wm§~cr. amOycm Z_ñH$ma
H$am`cm doihr {_imcm Zmhr, Vo ‘hao H¥$îU’ Ago ~mocZy ~g_Ü`o MT>c.o H$mhr jUmVM
~g {ZKyZ Jocr. ~g {XgoZmer hmoBn© `ªV amOy nhmVM am{hcm. Ë`mcm nQ>co H$s Ia§M
Vmo IynM ñdñVmV Amnco ídmg KmcdV Amho. amOyZo AÑí` ^º$mcm àUm_ Ho$cm
Am{U Vmo doJmZo Amnë`m KaÀ`m {XeoZo OmD$ cmJcm.
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d`mMm {hemo~
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{eî`mcm IynM AmZ§X Pmcm. _moR>çm
AmZ§XmZo Ë`mZo Jwê$ _hmamOm§Mm AmXa
gËH$ma Ho$cm.
^moOZ H$aVmZm Jwê$Xodm§Zr
Amnë`m {eî`mcm {dMmaco, “VwPo d`
H$m` Agoc?” àË`jmV {eî` 60-65
dfm©Mo {XgV hmoVo nU Ë`mZo CÎma {Xco, “Jwê$Xod _mPo d` AmR> df} Amho.”
Jwê$§ Zr {dMmaco, “VwÂ`m Y_©nËZrMo d` {H$Vr Amho?” {eî` åhUmcm, “gmV
df} Amho.” Ooìhm Jwê§$Zr Ë`mÀ`m _wcmMo d` {dMmaco, Voìhm Ë`mZo gm§{JVco, “VrZ
df}.”
{eî`mMo ho CÎma EoHy$Z Jwê$-Xod AmíM`©MH$sVM Pmco. H$maU Vmo {eî`
60-65 dfm©Mm, Ë`mMr Y_©nËZr 55 dfmªMr d Ë`m§Mm _wcJm gmYmaU 30 dfm©Mm
dmQ>V hmoVm.
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Jwê§$Zr nwÝhm {eî`mcm Ë`mMo d` {dMmaco Va {eî`mZo AmYrMoM CÎma {Xco
Am{U nwT>o ho hr gm§{JVco H$s, “Jwê$Xod, Am_À`m d`mMo Iao ahñ` Ago Amho. nydu
Amåhr newà_mUo Ho$di H$_dm`Mmo, Im`Mmo Am{U Pmonm`Mmo AWdm cmohmamÀ`m
^mË`mà_mUo ~hþ_ëy ` Aem ídmgm§Zm \w$H$Q> Kmcdm`Mmo. na§Vw AmR> dfm©ndy u Amnë`mer
^oQ> Pmë`mZ§Va AmnU _mPr AË`§V n{VV AdñWm ~KyZ _cm ñdrH$maco Am{U
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Y_© OmUy eH$cmo. _r AemàH$mao gmdaë`mda EH$ dfm©Z§Va ^º$m§À`m H¥$noZo _mPr
nËZr gmdacr Am{U Ë`mZ§Va Mma dfm©Z§Va _mPm ZmpñVH$ _wcJm nU Amnë`m
AmerdmXm©Zo d KamVrc ~Xccoë`m dmVmdaUmÀ`m H$maUmZo `mo½` _mJu cmJcm. `mM
H$maUm_wio Am_Mo d` AmR>, gmV d VrZ df} Amho.”
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Am_Mo Hw$Qw>§~
EH$m AaÊ`mV EH$ H$~yVa ahmV hmoVo. EH$m PmS>mda Ë`mZo Amnco KaQ>o
~m§Yco d Vmo Amncr nËZr _mXr H$~yVa~amo~a Iyn df} Ë`mM KaQ>çmV ahmV hmoVm.
_m`m_mohmÀ`m H$maUmZo Vo XmoKohr EH$_oH$m§àVr BVHo$ Amgº$ Pmco H$s Vo EH$ÌM
~gm`Mo, CR>m`Mo, Im`Mo, Ioim`Mo, {\$am`Mo. jU^ahr Vo EH$ Xwgè`m{edm` amhÿ
eH$V ZìhVo.
H$~yVa Amnë`m _mXrda BVH$m Amgº$ hmoVm H$s {VZo H$mhr _m{JVco Va
{H$Vrhr H$ï> CMcyZ {VMr BÀN>m nyU© H$am`MmM Am{U hr _mXr H$~yVa Amnë`m
H$m_wH$ nVrÀ`m BÀN>m nyU© H$am`Mr.
`mo½` doir _mXr H$~yVaZo Amnë`m nVr~amo~a KaQ>çmV A§S>r KmVcr.
^Jd§VmÀ`m AqMË` eº$sZo `mo½` H$mimZo Vr A§S>r \w$Qy>Z Ë`mVyZ H$mo_cm§Jr {n„o ~mhoa
Amcr. AmVm H$~yVa d _mXr H$~yVa `m§Mo nyU© cj {n„m§da H|${ÐV Pmco. XmoKo _moR>çm
ào_mZo Amnë`m {ncm§Mo nmcZnmofU H$ê$ cmJco.
_wco Zoh_r AmZ§XrV Agm`Mr. Ooìhm {nco Amnë`m _D$ n§Im§Zr AmB©d{S>cm§Zm
ñne© H$am`Mr, JwQ>a @ Jw Mr ~mo~S>r ^mfm ~mocm`Mr, hgV IoiV, J§_V H$aV,
ZmMV CS>çm _maV AmB©~m~m§H$S>o `m`Mr Voìhm H$~yVamMo OmoS>no AmZ§XmV _¾ hmoD$Z
Om`Mo. Vo Amnë`m N>moQ>çm ~mim§À`m nmcZ-nmofUmV BVHo$ Amgº$ amhÿ cmJco H$s
Ë`m§Zm g§nyU© OJVmMm AJXr {dga nS>cm. Vo ^Jd§Vm§À`m _m`oZo _mo{hV hmoV hmoVo.
EH$ {Xdg Vr H$~yVam§Mr OmoS>r {ncm§gmR>r Mmam AmUm`cm dZmV Jocr
hmoVr. BWo Ë`m§À`m PmS>mOdi `moJm`moJmZo EH$ nmaYr Amcm. Ë`mZo Vo KaQ>o nm{hco.
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KaQ>çmÀ`m Amgnmg H$~yVam§Mr {nco
ZmMVmZm nmaÜ`mcm {Xgcr. Ë`mZo
XmUo ngaco Am{U Omio cmdc§.
XmÊ`mÀ`m _mohmZo hr ^m~S>r {n„o nwT>o
Jocr Am{U Omù`mV AS>H$cr. H$mhr
doimZo H$~yVam§Mo OmoS>no Mmam KoD$Z
naVco Am{U Ë`m§ Z m Amncr
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H$aVmZm {Xgcr.
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nmamdma Cacm Zmhr. Vr ñZohmÀ`m XmoarZo
~m§Ycr hmoVr. Amncr {n„o Omù`mV
AS>H$cocr ~KyZ {Vcm ñdV…À`m
earamMr ewÕ am{hcr Zmhr Am{U aS>V
AmoaS>V Vr {ncm§H$S>o Ymdcr Am{U ñdV… Omù`mV ASH$cr.
Ooìhm H$~yVamZo ~{KVco H$s Amncr àmUmnojm {à` Aer {n„o Omù`mV
AS>H$cr AmhoV Am{U àmU{à` Aer nËZr nU Ë`mM Xeocm nmohmoMcr Amho, Voìhm
Vmo AË`§V Xw…Ir hmoD$Z {dcmn H$ê$ cmJcm. Ia§M Ë`mdoir Ë`mMr Xem IynM
X`Zr` hmoVr.
H$~yVa åhUmcm “_r IynM A^mJr Amho. hm` hm`! AmO _mPm Zme
Pmcm. AOyZ Va _mPr _mÂ`m g§gmagwImMr V¥ár nU Pmcr Zmhr. (H$maU ^Jd§VmMr
_m`mM Aer H$mhr Amho H$s Omo {OVHo$ OmñV ^moJ H$aVmo Ë`mÀ`m öX`mV {VVH$s
A{YH$ H$m_dmgZm dmT>Vo Am{U Omo {OVHo$ H$_r ^moJ H$aVmo Ë`mÀ`m öX`mV
H$m_dmgZoMr VhmZ H$_r hmoV.o ) _mPr {H$VrVar H$m_o, {H$Vr Amem Anwè`m am{hë`m
AmhoV. _mPo H$m¡Qw>§{~H$ OrdZ Va Ywircm {_imco. _mPo H$ï>mZo C^macoco Ka AmVm
am{hco Zmhr. Aaoa!o ñÌrH$Sy>Z Va Y_©ê$n, AW©ê$n Am{U H$m_ê$n `m {ÌdJm©Mr {gÕVm
hmoV.o hm`! _mPr àmU{à`m, _cm {VMo Bï>Xd¡ V _mZV hmoVr. _mÂ`m Bemè`mda ZmMV
hmoVr. Vr nyU©nUo _mÂ`m AYrZ hmoVr. AmO VrM _cm `m gwZgmZ KamV EH$Q>çmcm
gmoSy>Z gai Am_À`m {Zînmn ~mcH$m§~amo~a H$mimÀ`m _wImV Mmccr Amho. AmVm
`m g§gmamV _mPo H$m` H$m_ Amho? _mPo ho {dYwa OrdZ, ^mOyZ H$mT>Umao ì`Wm_`
OrdZ Amho. AmVm _r `m [aŠV KamV H$emgmR>r OmD$?”
Aem àH$mao {dcmn H$aV, A{Vd Xw…ImZo Ë`m H$~yVamZo Ë`m Omù`mV CS>r
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 13
_macr. H$mhr doimZo Vmo H$mi ê$nr H«y$a nmaYr Amcm Am{U _moR>çm AmZ§XmZo Ë`m§Zm
KoD$Z Jocm.
`m OJmVhr Ago ~{KVco OmVo H$s Oa EImÚmMr nËZr AZwHy$c Zgoc Va
KamV Šcoe, ^m§S>Uo AgVmV. Va Hw$UmMr _wco Z EoH$Umar CÕQ> AgVmV Am{U Oar
AmnU Ago _mZco H$s EImÚmcm Mm§Jë`m nyd© H$_mªZwgma AZwHy$c Mm§Jcr nËZr
Am{U _wco {_imcrhr d Ë`mZo Amnco gwX§ a Xwc^© _Zwî`OrdZ Ho$di Ë`mÀ`m Hw$Qw>~§ mÀ`m
_m`oV, _mohmV, gwIXw…ImV, {dahmV `m H$~wVamÀ`m OmoS>ß`mà_mUo Kmcdco Va Ë`mZo
H$moUVo _hmZ H$m`© Ho$co ?
Xwc©^ _Zwî`OrdZ ho ^JdX²àmárgmR>r gwdU©g§Yr Amho Ago Amncr gd©
emñÌo gm§JVmV. ImUo{nUo, PmonUo, _wco OÝ_mcm KmcUo, Ë`m§Mo nmcZnmofU H$aUo.
ho Va gd© `moZt_Ü`o AgVoM, AJXr ZaH$mV-gwÕm AgVo. Ho$di `m gd© H$m`m©V
Amnco A_yë` OrdZ \w$H$Q> KmcdUo ho H$mhr ~w{Õ_ÎmoMo H$m_ Zmhr. ho Va EH$ àH$mao
AmË_hÎ`m H$aÊ`mà_mUo Amho.
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godH$mMr BÀN>m?
hOaV B~«m{h_ Ooìhm ~mXehm hmoVo Voìhm Ë`m§Zr EH$m Jwcm_mcm IaoXr Ho$co.
Vo CXma ñd^mdmMo Agë`mH$maUmZo Ë`m§Zr Jwcm_mcm {dMmaco, “VwPo Zmd H$m` Amho?”
Jwcm_mZo CÎma {Xco, “Á`m ZmdmZo AmnU ~mocdmc Vo.”
~mXehm … “Vy H$m` ImUma?”
Jwcm_ … “Oo AmnU Im`cm Úmc Vo.”
~mXehm … “Vwcm H$nS>o H$moUVo AmdS>VmV?”
Jwcm_ … “Oo AmnU Kmcm`cm Úmc Vo.”
~mXehm … “Vy H$m` H$m_ H$aerc?”
Jwcm_ … “AmnU gm§Jmc Vo.”
“Aao eodQ>r VwPr BÀN>m Var H$m` Amho?” ~mXehmZo h¡amU hmoD$Z {dMmaco.”
“_mcH$! Jwcm_mcm ñdV…Mr BÀN>m ZgVo?” Ago åhUyZ Jwcm_ em§VnUo
C^m am{hcm.
~mXehm JmXrdê$Z CR>co Am{U ~mocco, “Vy Va _mPm Jwê$ Amhog. VwÂ`mH$Sy>Z
_r {eH$cmo H$s na_mËå`mÀ`m godH$mZo H$go Agm`cm hdo.”
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dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 14

g§gma EH$ Y_©emim

JwOamV `oWrc Ah_Xm~mX `m {R>H$mUr EH$ gmYy nwéf gVV 25 df} JrVoMo
H$WZ H$arV hmoVo. Ë`m§À`m `m gËg§JmÀ`m H$m`©H«$_mcm EH$ ^º$ amoO `m`Mm. Ë`mZo
H$Yrhr hm gËg§J MwH$dcm Zmhr. Xwgao ^º$ H$Yr H$Yr gwQ>r KoV. nU hm ^º$ _mÌ
amoO gdm©V AmYr `m`Mm Am{U C{eam Om`Mm. ‘Ho$ed^mB©’ ho `m ^º$mMo Zmd. Vmo
H$Wm Ü`mZnydH© $ EoH$m`Mm.
EH$ {Xdg `m ^º$mMm VéU _wcJm _aU nmdcm. Ë`m_wio ^º$ gËg§Jmcm
OmD$ eH$cm Zmhr. gH$miÀ`m EodOr amÌr AmR> dmOVm ^º$ Ë`m gmYy§H$S>o Jocm.
Aml_mMo Xma AmVyZ ~§X hmoV.o ^º$mZo Xma R>mRo >mdco AmVyZ AmdmO Amcm. “H$moU ?”
^º$ åhUmcm, “_r Ho$ed^mB© Amho.” gmYy AmVyZM H$mhr _mhrV
Zgë`mà_mUo ~mocco, “H$m` AmO gËg§J H$m MwH$dcmV? H$m` Pmco? H$m Zmhr
Amcmg?”
gmYy§Zm dmQ>co AmVm hm ^º$ aS>m`cm cmJoc. na§Vw ^º$ em§VnUo ~moccm,
“_hmamO, AmO gËg§Jmcm Amcmo Zmhr Ë`m~Ôc j_m _mJVmo. Am_À`m Kar EH$
nmhwUm Amcm hmoVm. Ë`mcm {Zamon XoVmZm Cera Pmcm.”
gmYy§À`m S>moù`mV nmUr Amco. Vo MQ>H$Z ~mhoa Amco Am{U Ë`m§Zr ^º$mcm
{_R>r _macr d ~mocco, “Ë`mcm Wm§~dÊ`mMm à`ËZ H$m Zmhr Ho$cmg?”
^º$ åhUmcm, “à`ËZ Ho$cm hmoVm. nU Wm§~cm Zmhr. Amåhr {dMma Ho$cm,
‘n§Mdrg df} am{hcoë`m nmhþÊ`mMr nmR>dUr Oam ì`dpñWV H$amdr’ åhUyZ Cera
Pmcm.”
gmYy åhUmco, “Vwåhr ídoV dñÌmVrc Iao kmZr AmhmV. Vw_Mm VéU _wcJm
Jocm. Var Vw_À`m S>moù`mV Aly Amco ZmhrV. _r ho H$ê$ eH$cmo Zmhr.”
^º$ åhUmcm, “ñdm_rOr, VwåhrM Va gm§{JVco hmoVo Zm H$s g§gma hr EH$
Y_©emim Amho. EH$m hm°Q>ocà_mUo Amho Omo `oVmo Ë`mcm EH$ Zm EH$ {Xdg OmdoM
cmJVo. VoWo Hw$Ur H$m`_ ahmV Zmhr.”
gmYy åhUmco, “VéU _wcJm hmoVm. H$_dyZ Vwåhmcm ImD$ Kmcm`Mm.”
^º$ åhUmcm, “àË`oH$ _mUgm~amo~a Ë`mMo àmaãY AgVo. H$moUr H$moUmcm
H$mhr ImD$ KmcrV Zmhr. {OVHo$ {Xdg g§~Y § am{hcm, Amåhr EH$Ì am{hcmo, Amncr
doi g§në`mda nwT>o Jocmo åhUyZ qMVm Am{U emoH$ H$aÊ`mMo H$maUM Zmhr.”
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dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 15

gmYy g§JmMm àH$ma

XwnmaÀ`m Vá CÝhmV àdmem§Zm `oVmZm ~KyZ EH$ {Xdg nmÊ`mÀ`m
_S>Š`mdaÀ`m PmH$UmZo _S>Š`mcm {dMmaco, “{_Ìm, VrZ _{hZo hmoD$Z Joc,o {XdgamÌ
_r VwÂ`m ~amo~a amhVmo Am{U ~KVmo H$s Vm§ã`m, nocm BË`mXr VwÂ`mH$S>o `oVmV, Vy
Ë`m§Zm ^aVmog nU BVŠ`m {XdgmV EH$Xmhr Vy _cm nmUr nmOco Zmhrg. `mMo
H$maU H$m`?”
PmH$UmMo ~mocUo EoHy$Z nmÊ`mMm _mR> J§^ra ñdamV ~moccm, “ho ~K
PmH$U^mD$, _mÂ`mH$S>o Omo Hw§$Ur `oVmo Vmo [aH$m_m `oVmo Am{U dmHy$Z `oVmo. Vy Va
_mÂ`mda ~gcm Amhog Am{U {dMmaVmog H$s _cm H$m nmUr nmOV Zmhrg åhUyZ?”
gm§JÊ`mMo VmËn`© Ago H$s H$nQ>rnUmMm _i öX`mV ^ê$Z Am{U
A{^_mZmZo AmnU XrK© H$min`ªV Oar gmYy g§J Ho$cm Var H¥$noMo ^m§S>ma Agcoë`m
gmYy~amo~a amhÿZgwÕm AmnU PmH$Umà_mUo [aH$m_oM amhÿ.
A{^_mZ Am{U H$nQ> `mnmgyZ a{hV Aem gai öX`mÀ`m d XrZ ñd^mdmÀ`m
ì`º$s gmYy g§JmV `oVrc Am{U gmYy§À`m öX`mV ^acoë`m ^JdX²ào_mMo AmñdmXZ
H$ê$Z H¥$VmW© hmoVrc.
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H$m` H$ê$ ~mB©...
gamoO Amnë`mM YwX§ rV H$gë`mVar {dMmamV _§{XamÀ`m nm`è`m MT>V hmoVr.
AMmZH$ {Vcm dmQ>co H$s Hw$UrVar {Vcm ~mocmdV Amho. {VZo _mJo diyZ nm{hco Va
{VMr gËg§JmVcr _¡{ÌU, H$m§Vm {Vcm ~mocmdV hmoVr. gamoO Wm§~cr. WmoS>çm doimVM
H$m§Vm {VÀ`mOdi nmohmoMcr Voìhm {Vcm ‘hao H¥$îU’ Ago åhUyZ gamoO nm`è`m MTy>
cmJcr.
H$m§Vm åhUmcr, “H$m` J, Vy _mÂ`mda ZmamO Amhog H$m?”
“Zmhr J, _r H$emgmR>r VwÂ`mda ZmamO hmoD$? _r Va ñdV…daM ZmamO
Amho.” gamoO ~moccr.
H$m§Vm åhUmcr, “~aoM {Xdg Pmco Vy gËg§Jmcm Zmhr `oV Amhog. H$m`
H$moR>o ~mhoa Jocr hmoVrg H$s H$m`? ^º$gwÕm VwÂ`m~Ôc {dMmaV hmoVo.”
gamoO åhUmcr, “H$m` gm§Jy Vwcm ~mB©? _mJÀ`m _§JidmanmgyZ H$m` _m{hV
H$m` Pmco `m earamcm? Vmn CVaVM Zmhr Am{U Am_Mm ZmoH$a ~~cy Amho Zm, Vmo
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 16
nU Jmdmcm Jocm`². Vmo hmoVm Va
AmYma Agm`Mm _cm. {~Mmam!
KamVrc ^m§S>r, H$nS>o gm\$ H$am`Mm,
~mOmamVyZ ^mOr AmUm`Mm. AmVm EH$
Va `m VmnmZo _mPo eara MmcV Zmhr
Am{U Xwgao åhUOo KamVrc gJi§ H$m_
_cmM H$amdo cmJVo.”
Wmo S > § Wm§ ~ y Z gamo O nw T > o
åhUmcr, “gH$mir _wcm§Zm Ý`mhar XoD$Z
Ë`m§Zm V`ma H$ê$Z emioV nmR>dVo. Ë`mZ§Va ho ZD$ dmOVm OmVmV, Ë`m§Zm Im`cm
KmcyZ nmR>dm`cm cmJVo. _J KaMr g\$mB©, ^m§Sr>, H$nS>o gJi§ _cmM H$amdo cmJVo.
AmVm VyM gm§J, AmOmar _mUyg AIoa {H$Vr H$m_ H$aUma? gm\$g\$mB© H$ê$Z Oam
Hw$R>o Amam_ H$ê$ åhUVo Va {VVŠ`mV _wc§ emioVyZ `oVmV. Ë`mZ§Va H$moU Amam_ H$ê$
XoV`²? _wco Va BVH$s Jm|JmQ> H$aVmV H$s ~g². AJXr {dMmê$ ZH$mog. Z§Va Ë`m§Zm
Oodm`cm XoU,o Ë`m§Mm J¥hnmR> H$adyZ KoU,o ~g, Ago H$aVm H$aVm {Xdg H$Yr g§nVmo
H$iVgwÕm Zmhr. amÌr nwÝhm VoM. ñd`§nmH$ ~ZdUo, Oodm`cm KmcUo, Ago H$aV
amÌr Xhm dmOVm `m JmS>rcm Amam_ {_iVmo. AJ Vwcm H$m` gm§J?y hm _mJMm n§YadS>m
Agm Jocm H$s {dMmê$ ZH$mog. Z OmUo Ë`m ~~cycm nU `mM {XdgmV Om`Mo Pmco.”
gamoOMo ~mocUo EoHy$Z H$m§Vm WmoS>r J§^ra Pmcr Am{U åhUmcr, “hmo J, ho
J¥hñWr OrdZ AgoM ÌmgXm`H$ AgVo. nU `mV Amncr nU MyH$ AmhoM. AmnU
cmoH$ gm§gm[aH$ H$m`m©V ñdV…cm BVHo$ Jw§VdyZ KoVmo H$s ~g! AJXr {MVoda OmB©n`ªV
Ë`mVyZ ~mhoa nSy> eH$V Zmhr. ~K, gJio ^º$ Ë`mJr Va ZgVmV. J¥hñWm§_Ü`o nU
_moR>o _moR>o ^º$ AgVmV. Ë`m§Zm _wco nU AgVmV. ZmVodmB©H$ AgVmV. EdT>o gJio
AgyZhr Vo _mÌ ^Jd§Vm§À`m ^OZmcm OmñV _hÎd XoVmV. EH$ AmnU cmoH$ AmhmoV
H$s {XdgamÌ KamVrc AS>MUt_Ü`o BVHo$ \$gVmo Am{U H$Yr Oamgm [aH$m_m doi
{_imcm Va Ë`mdoir Amncr ^OZ H$am`Mr BÀN>m ZgVo. AmVm Vy VwPoM ~K. ~~cy
Amnë`m Jmdmcm Jocm hmoVm. Vwcm BVH$m Vmn hmoVm, nU Varhr Vy Va gd© H$m_§
Ho$crg Ho$di h[a^OZ gmoSy>Z...”
gamoO åhUmcr, “Vo Va _r nU gm§JVo`² H$m§Vm; hm Jocm n§YadS>m _mPm Iyn
Iam~ Jocm. AmYr Va Kar _r WmoS>r nyOm nmR> H$am`Mo. nU `m {XdgmV doiM
{_imcm Zmhr.”
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XmoKtMo ~mocUo Mmcco AgVmZm Ë`m§À`m cjmV Amco H$s ~mocVm ~mocVm
Ë`m nm`è`m nma H$ê$Z _§{XamÀ`m Ûmamnmer nmohmoMë`m AmhoV. XmoKtZr ‘^JdmZ lr
lr amYm _mYd’ Zm àUm_ Ho$cm Am{U Ë`m gËg§J ^dZmV Joë`m. gËg§J g_márZ§Va
gJioOU AmZ§XmZo Amnmnë`m Kar Joco, nU gamoOÀ`m H$mZmV H$m§VmMo dmŠ` Jw§OV
hmoVo, ‘Vy AmOmar hmoVrg, VwPm ZmoH$a nU Kar ZìhVm, Var Vy gJir H$m_§ Ho$cr
Ho$di h[a^OZ gmoS>yZ...’
gamoO {dMma H$ê$ cmJcr, “Ia§M `m AmOmanUmÀ`m {XdgmV _r KamVrc
H$moUVo H$m_ Ho$co Zmhr? KaÀ`m§Zm Im`cm KmVco, _wcm§Mm Aä`mg KoVcm,
ZmVodmB©H$m§Mo AmJVñdmJV niV Ho$co, amoO {XdgmVyZ XmoZ-VrZ doim AÞ nU Im„o.
gJi§ Va Ho$c§, Ho$di h[a^OZ gmoSy>Z, H$Xm{MV H${d gyaXmgZr _mÂ`mgmR>rM ho
{c{hco Amho.”
_mo g_ H$m¡Z Hw${Q>c Ic H$m_rŸ&
{OZ VZ {X`mo Vm{h {~gam`mo, Eogmo Z_H$ ham_moŸ&&
_mo g_ H$m¡Z Hw${Q>c H$c H$m_rŸ&
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ñdßZdV g§gma
amOmMr Pmon_moS> hmoD$ Z`o åhUyZ gJio em§V AmhoV. AmVm WmoS>çm
doimnyduM Va amOogmho~m§Mm S>mi
o m cmJcm. ~g²; S>mi
o m cmJë`m-~amo~a Vo ñdßZamÁ`mV
{ZKyZ Joco Am{U nmhÿ cmJco H$s AmVm Ë`m§Mm n[adma ~amM _moR>m Pmcm`. AmYr
KamV Vo {VK§M hmoVo AmVm AmR> AmhoV. Ë`m§Zr Amnë`m amÁ`mMm ~amM {dñVma Ho$cm
Amho.
na§Vw cmo^ H$Yrhr cmc ~mdQ>m XmIdV ZgVmo. ~g², amOmcm H$m` dmQ>co
Hw$Umg R>mD$H$? Am{U amOmZo Amnë`m Mma amOHw$_mam§Zm Amnë`m eoOmaÀ`m amÁ`mda
AmH«$_U H$am`cm nmR>dco. Mm¡Ï`m {Xder _§Í`mZo `oD$Z ~mV_r {Xcr, “_hmamO,
KZKmoa `wÕ gwê$ Amho. Mmahr amOHw$_ma draVoZo cT>V AmhoV. na§Vw eoOmarc amÁ`mÀ`m
goZonwT>o Amncr goZm H$_r nS>Vo Amho Ago dmQ>Vo.”
Voìhm amOmZo Amnë`m XmoZ amOHw$_mam§Zm ~mocmdyZ EH$m _moR>çm goZo~amo~a
Amnë`m Mma ^mdm§À`m _XVrcm nmR>dco. `wÕmÀ`m gmVì`m {Xder _§Ìr EH$ aW
KoD$Z Amcm. _§Í`mcm Amcocm ~KyZ AmZ§XmZo amOmZo _§Í`mcm {dMmaco, “H$m` _§Ìr,
eoOmarc amÁ`mda _mÂ`m amOHw$_mam§Zr H$ãOm Ho$cm Zm?”
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 18

_§Í`mZo _mZ Imcr KmVcr...

“_§Ìr! gJi§ Hw$ec Va Amho Zm? _mÂ`m H$miOmMo VwH$S>o _mPo amOHw$_ma
gJio R>rH$ AmhoV Zm?” amOmZo _§Í`mcm hcdyZ {dMmaco Ë`mdoir {enm`m§Zr EH$m
nmR>monmR> EH$ draJVr àmá Pmcoë`m ghm amOHw$_mam§Zm amOmg_moa O{_Zrda R>odco
Am{U Vo ñdV… _mZ PwH$dyZ C^o am{hco.
gw§Xa, amOq~S>çm, VéU amOHw$_mam§À`m àoVm§H$S>o ~KyZ amOmÀ`m Vm|S>mVyZ
qH$H$mir ~mhoa nS>cr Am{U Vmo Km~ê$Z CRy>Z ~gcm.
Ë`mMdoir amOmZo EoH$co H$s Imocr~mhoa ~m`H$m§Mm _moR>çmZo aS>Ê`mMm AmdmO
`oV Amho, OUy Hw$Ur _oco Amho. amOmZo S>moio Mmoico. ‘AOyZ AmnU ñdßZVa ~KV
Zmhr Zm?’ na§Vw Ë`mMo EoH$Uo ~amo~a hmoV.o amOm CR>cm Am{U Amnë`m amOHw$_mam§À`m
ImocrÀ`m {XeoZo Jocm.
VoWo OmD$Z ~KVmo Va H$m`? Ë`mMr amUr Am{U H$mhr Xmgr amOHw$_mamÀ`m
_¥V earam^modVr ~gyZ _moR>çmZo aS>V AmhoV. amOmMo nm` cQ>nQy> cmJco, Vmo {ZOudnUo
OdiÀ`m XadmOmÀ`m AmYmamcm Q>Ho $cm Am{U _|Xdy a Omoa XoD$Z {dMma H$ê$ cmJcm.
‘H$m` _r aS>m`cm hdo? Ooìhm _mPo S>moio ~§X hmoVo Ë`mdoir _mPo gw§Xa ghm
amOHw$_ma EH$mdoir _¥Ë`y nmdco Am{U AmVm Ooìhm S>moio CKS>co Voìhm ~KVmo Va
H$m`, _mPm EHw$cVm EH$ amOHw$_ma _¥Ë`y nmdcm Amho. _r aSy> Va Hw$UmgmR>r aSy>?
Ë`m ghm amOHw$_mam§gmR>r H$s `m EH$m amOHw$_mamgmR>r - XmoÝhr Va A{ZË` AmhoV.’
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dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 19

g_mYmZ
JmdmV Mmohmo ~mOycm {hadi
ngaco c r hmo V r Am{U Ë`mda
g§Ü`mH$miÀ`m gy`m©Mo cmcga gmoZoar
{H$aU ngadcr hmoVr. dm! {H$Vr gwX§ a
Ñî` hmoVo Vo! nU H$m Hw$Umg R>mD$H$,
g§Owcm ho gJi§ Mm§Jc§ dmQ>V ZìhV§.
Amnë`mM {_Ìmer dmX{ddmX Ho$ë`mZo
Ë`mMo _Z WmoS>o Aem§V Pmco hmoVo.
g§Owcm H$iVM ZìhVo H$s
Amncm {_Ì amo { hV `mcm H$go
g_Odmd§? Ia§ Va ^Jd§V AgVmV,
Ë`m§Mo ^OZ H$aUo hoM Amnco EH$_mÌ
H$V©ì` Amho. Ë`m§À`mM BÀN>oZo Vmo
c`mg OmVmo . ^Jd§ V m§ e r CÝ_w I
Pmë`mH$maUmZo AmnU cmoH$ AmZ§X_` ^JdX²Ym_ d¡Hw§$R>mVyZ ^Q>Hy$Z VoWo Xw…ImÀ`m
gmJamV Sw>~Š`m KoV AmhmoV. gd© g§V Am{U gd© J«§W `mM Jmoï>r {d{dY àH$mao
g_OmdV AmhoV.
na§Vw amo{hVÀ`m _Vo _mÌ ho gd© J«§W ~H$dmg AmhoV. ~«m÷U ImÊ`m-
{nÊ`mgmR>r Ago Y§Xo H$aVmV, àH¥$Vr `m OJmcm MmcdVo.
‘Aao nU `m àH¥$Vrcm H$moU MmcdVmo?’ Ago amo{hVcm {dMmaco Va åhUVmo,
‘_r Zmhr _mZV ^Jd§Vmcm’.
‘AmVm H$go g_Odmdo amo{hVcm? Hw$Ur ì`º$s emñÌmcm _mZUmar Agcr
Va {Vcm emñÌmMo à_mU XoD$Z g_Omdco OmD$ eH$Vo. Mcm, AmnU g_Oy`m H$s
emñÌ _mÝ` H$aÊ`mBVHo$ Ë`mMo ^m½` Zmhr nU `wº$s Va _mZm`cm hdr Zm! _r
_mZUma Zmhr, _r _mZUma Zmhr Ago åhUyZ H$go Mmcoc?’
Amnë`mVM _¾ Agcocm g§Oy AMmZH$ EH$m ^`§H$a Aem H$H©$íe
AmdmOmZo Km~acm. Vmo XMH$cm, Ë`mÀ`m A§Jmda H$mQ>m Amcm. S>mùo `mV ^rVr XmQ>cr.
Ë`mZo ~{KVco H$s Ë`mÀ`m g^modVmcr A§Yma ngacm Amho Am{U ~mOyÀ`mM EH$m
_moR>çm PmS>mdaMr H$mhr Kw~S>o H$emda Var VwQy>Z nS>cr AmhoV. g§OyMo gJio cj
Ë`m Kw~S>m§H$S>o cmJco. Vmo {dMma H$ê$ cmJcm.
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 20
‘ho H$gco njr AmhoV, Ooìhm gJio PmonVmV Ë`mdoir ho OmJo hmoVmV. Vo
Pmoncoco AgVmZm BVH$m JS>~S> H$aUmam hm g§gma nU Ë`m§Zm em§VM dmQ>V Agoc.
{dYmË`mZo H$gco H$gco àmUr ~Zdco! Ooìhm gy`© CJdÊ`mÀ`m {dMmamV AgVmo,
Ooìhm gJio njr {H$c{~cmQ> H$ê$ cmJVmV, Ë`mAmYrM ho Kw~S> EImÚm EH$m§V
{R>H$mUr OmD$Z JmT> PmonV Agoc Am{U Ooìhm gy`m©ñV hmoVmo, gd©Ì A§YmamMo gm_«mÁ`
ngaco H$s Ë`mdoir hr Kw~S>o OmJr hmoD$Z nú`m§da h„m H$am`cm gwédmV H$aVmV.’
‘Aao, Oa gJio njr `m Kw~S>m§Zm {XdgmÀ`m gw§Xa àH$mem~Ôc, gm§JVrc
Am{U gy`m©Mm _{h_m gm§JVrc Va hr Kw~S>o> _mZVrc H$m? Zmhr, Vo H$YrM _mZUma
ZmhrV.’ Vo åhUVrc, “Or Jmoï> Amåhr ~KV Zmhr Ë`m Jmoï>rcm Amåhr H$YrM _mZUma
Zmhr. hr gJir _ZmZo ~Zdcocr H$mën{ZH$ Jmoï> Amho, gy`© EH$ H$ënZm Amho.”
g§Oy cj XoD$Z Ë`m Kw~S>m§À`m PQ>mnQ>r ~Ky cmJcm. Ë`mcm H$m Hw$Umg
R>mD$H$ Ago dmQ>co H$s PmS>mda ~gcoë`m gd© Kw~S>m§_Ü`o Ë`mMm {_Ì amo{hV nU
~gcm Amho Omo _moR>çm WmQ>mV gm§JV Amho H$s “H$moUr ^JdmZ dJ¡ao Zmhr. ho gJi§
H$mën{ZH$ AgVo. ~«m÷Um§Zr nmoQ>mnmÊ`mgmR>r H$mT>coco ho Y§Xo AmhoV.”
g§Oy nwT>o {dMma H$ê$ cmJcm, ‘hmo ^º$, ^Jd§V gJi§ H$mhr H$ê$ eH$VVm;
Vo H$mdù`mcm h§g ~Zdy eH$VmV; Va amo{hVcm ^JdX²^º$ H$m Zmhr ~Zdy eH$Uma?
Ë`mMo g§ñH$ma H$m Zmhr ~Xcy eH$Uma?’
AmVm g§OyMo _Z AJXr em§V Pmco. A§Ymamcm H$mnV Vmo Amnë`m KamÀ`m
{XeoZo Mmccm hmoVm. amo{hVÀ`m Á`m ~mocÊ`mZo Vmo ~oM¡Z Pmcm hmoVm, Vo ~mocUo
Ë`mcm Moï>oà_mUo dmQy> cmJco. AmVm _mÌ Ë`mÀ`m qMVoMo nyU© g_mYmZ Pmc!
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H¡$cmg IynM dmB©Q> àH$mao g§gmamÀ`m {df`m§_Ü`o Jw§VyZ nS>cm hmoVm.
H¡$cmgMm EH$ {_Ì hmoVm, Omo KaXma gmoS>yZ ^OZ_mJm©cm cmJcm hmoVm. H¡$cmgZogÕ
w m
`m g§gmamÀ`m Jw§Ë`mVyZ ~mhoa nSy>Z AmVm ^º$s_mJm©cm cmJmdo, Aer {_ÌmMr BÀN>m
hmoVr.
EH$ {Xdg hm {_Ì H¡$cmgH$S>o Amcm d åhUmcm, “gmoSy>Z Xo hm g§gma
Am{U _mÂ`m~amo~a Mc. AmnU XmoKo ^OZ H$ê$`m. `m g§gmamV Ho$di Xw…IM Xw…I
Amho.” H¡$cmgZo Amnë`m O~m~Xmè`m§~Ôc gm§{JVco Am{U {_Ìmcm WmoS>m H$mi
Wm§~m`cm gm§{JVco.
{_Ì {ZKyZ Jocm. ~è`mM dfmªZr H¡$cmgMr AmR>dU Pmë`mZo Vmo Ë`mÀ`m
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 21
Jar Jocm. {VWo Joë`mda Ë`mcm g_Oco H$s H$mhr dfmªnyduM H¡$cmg _¥Ë`y nmdcm.
H¡$cmgÀ`m {ZYZm~Ôc EoHy$Z {_Ì Xw…Ir Pmcm. {_ÌmZo Amnë`m `moJ~imZo OmUco
H$s H¡$cmg AmVm `mM KamV Jm` ~ZyZ XyY XoD$Z gJù`m Hw$Qw>§~mMr godm H$aV Amho.
{_ÌmZo H¡$cmgcm “AmVm Mc” Ago gm§{JVco H¡$cmg åhUmcm, “Aao, `m§Zm
Mm§Jco XyY {_iV Zmhr. AmUIr H$mhr H$mi XyY XoVmo Am{U Z§Va VwÂ`m~amo~a `oBZ© .”
{_Ì {ZKyZ Jocm.
nwÝhm H$mhr H$mimZ§Va {_Ì H¡$cmgÀ`m Kar Amcm. nU Ë`mdoir Ë`mcm
H$ico H$s H¡$cmgZo JmB©Mo eara gmoS>co Amho Am{U Vmo Hw$Ìm ~ZyZ Amnë`m KamMr
amIU H$aV Amho.
{_ÌmZo Amnë`m `moJ~imZo EH$m§VmV H¡$cmger ~mocm`cm gwédmV Ho$cr.
Ë`mcm Ë`mMr XwXe © m gm§{JVcr Am{U O~aXñVrZo ~amo~a Mcm`cm gm§{JVco.Amnë`m
Pmcoë`m nVZm~Ôc H¡$cmgcm WmoS>r cmO dmQ>cr nU Amncm ZmB©cmO àH$Q> H$aV
H¡$cmg åhUmcm, “H$m` H$ê$? `oWo ~aoM Mmoa AmhoV Am{U Oa _r ZgoZ Va Vo gJi§
gm_mZ CMcyZ KoD$Z OmVrc. WmoS>o AmUIr Wm§~ Z§Va `oB©Z.”
{_Ì {ZKyZ Jocm Am{U nwÝhm Ooìhm Ë`mcm H¡$cmgMr AmR>dU Pmcr Voìhm
H¡$cmgàVr X`m dmQy>Z {_Ì H¡$cmgH$S>o Amcm. VoWo H$ico H$s ‘Hw$Ìm _aU nmdcm
Amho. {_Ìmcm H$ico H$s H¡$cmg AmVm ZmJ ~ZyZ Amnë`m d{S>cmonm{O©V YZmMr
amIU H$arV Amho; OoUo H$ê$Z Vo YZ Hw$Ur KoD$Z OmUma Zmhr.’
H¡$cmgMo Hw$Qw>§~ AmVm Jar~ Pmco hmoVo. Ë`mdoir H¡$cmgÀ`m `m gmYw{_ÌmZo
H¡$cmgÀ`m Jar~ gwZm§Zm d _wctZm gm§{JVco, “_r Vwåhmcm YZ XoD$ eH$Vmo nU Vwåhmcm
EH$ Jmoï> H$~yc H$amdr cmJoc Am{U Vr åhUOo Ë`m YZmMr aIdmcr H$aUmè`m
ZmJmcm Vwåhr _maUma Zmhr.”
Vo åhUmco, “R>rH$ Amho.” IÈ>m
IUë`mda Ë`m§Zr ~{KVco Va ZmJ \$Um da
H$ê$Z \w$VH$aV hmoVm, nU Vmo Hw$Umcm MmdV
ZìhVm. H$maU Vmo Amnë`m _wcm§Zm AmoiIV
hmoVm. YZ ~{KVë`mda gmYyZo ZH$mo ZH$mo
åhQ> c o Var gJù`m§ Z r {_iy Z ZmJmcm
H$mR>çm§Zr _mê$Z R>ma Ho$co.ZmJ (H¡$cmg)
Á`m§Zm _mPo _mPo åhUV hmoVm, Ë`m§ZrM eodQ>r
Ë`mcm R>ma _maco.
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CVmdio n Um
XrnH$ AmO A{YH$M àgÞ
{XgV hmoVm. AmO nhmQ>oM Vmo EH$m
H¥ $ îU^º$m g_do V ^« _ U H$am`cm
{ZKmcm hmoVmŸ; Agm Ë`mÀ`m OrdZmVrc
hm n{hcmM {Xdg hmo V m. Oar Vo
H¥$îU^º$ XrnH$er H$mhr MMm© H$aV
ZìhVo, Var XrnH$Mo öX` _mÌ AmZ§XmZo
CS>çm _maV hmoVo.
Ë`mcm dmQ>co, ‘Vgo ^OZ, gmYZm Va AmnUhr H$aVmoM, nU Vr Jmoï>
AOyZ Ë`mÀ`m OrdZmV Amcr ZìhVr Am{U Vr åhUOo ^Jd§VmÀ`m Xe©ZmgmR>r Agcocm
CVmdionUm, AmV© BÀN>m!’
‘H$gm Agoc hm CVmdionUm? H$er AgVo Vr AmV© BÀN>m? Ë`mV ñdV…cmM
{dgê$Z OmD$Z Ho$di ^Jd§VmZm ^oQ>Ê`mMr AmË`§{VH$ AmñWm dmQy> cmJVo, H$go
Agoc Vo OrdZ Á`mV Ord Amnc§ gd©ñd {dgê$Z gd©ì`mnH$ ^Jd§Vmer ào_ H$ê$
cmJVo.’
XrnH$Zo {dMmaco, “ho Jwê$Xod, ^Jd§Vm§À`m Xe©ZmgmR>r H$em àH$maMr AmV©Vm
hdr?”
‘hao H¥$îU’ _hm_§ÌmMm _mioda On H$aV Agcoë`m ^º$mZo XrnH$Mo ~mocUo
EoH$co. nU H$mhr CÎma {Xco Zmhr. Ho$di BVHo$M gm§{JVco “AmYr ñZmZ dJ¡ao H$ê$Z
`m _J `mda {dMma H$ê$ `m.”
XrnH$ Myn ~gcm Am{U gmYyZr Amnco cj nwÝhm h[aZm_mda H|${ÐV Ho$co.
XmoKho r {\$aV {\$aV EH$m VcmdmÀ`m {H$Zmè`mOdi nmohmoMco. VcmdmV ñZmZ H$aVmZm
Ooìhm XrnH$Zo nmÊ`mV Sw>~H$s _macr Voìhm ^º$mZo Amnë`m ~cdmZ hmVmZo XrnH$Mr
_mZ nH$Sy>Z Ë`mcm nmÊ`mV ~wS>dco.
XrnH$ Km~acm, Ë`mcm dmQ>co OUy AmO Ë`mÀ`m OrdZmMm A§{V_ {Xdg
Amho, Ë`mdoir gmYyZo Ë`mMr _mZ gmoS>cr.
H$gm~gm XrnH$ nmÊ`m~mhoa nS>cm Am{U Km~ê$Z, WmoS>m amJmdyZ gme§H$
ZOaoZo amoIyZ nmhÿ cmJcm Am{U ~moccm, “H$_mc Amho Vw_Mr, Vwåhr Va _cm AmO
_mê$ZM Q>mH$co hmoVo.”
^º$ åhUmcm, “Aao Zmhr, Zmhr, _r Va VwÂ`m àíZmMo CÎma XoV hmoVmo.”
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XrnH$ åhUmcm, “H$m` CÎma XoV hmoVm? AOyZ H$mhr doi Pmcm AgVm Va
_r _ocmoM AgVmo.”
^º$ åhUmcm, “VyM {dMmaco hmoVog Zm H$s ^Jd§Vm§À`m Xe©ZmgmR>r H$em
àH$maMr AmV©Vm Agm`cm hdr. ~K Ooìhm _r VwPo S>moHo$ nmÊ`mV ~wS>dco Voìhm
Amnco OrdZ {_idm`cm Vy {OVH$m CVm{di Pmcm hmoVmg Zm, {VVH$mM CVmdionUm
^JdX²àmárgmR>r hdm.”
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EH$m JmdmV EH$ gYZ ~«m÷U ahmV hmoVm. JmdmV Vmo gdmªZm Zoh_r CËgmhmZo
_XV H$arV Ago. JmdmVrc _wcm§Zm Vmo emñÌmVrc, JrVoVrc ícmoH$ {eH$dV Ago.
_wcm§Zm {eH$dÊ`mgmR>r Vmo H$Yr n¡go KoV Zgo. nyOmAMm© H$ê$Z Ë`mMo Ka ì`dpñWV
Mmco. `m ~«m÷UmMm EH$ _wcJm hmoVm. _wcJm d`mV Amë`mda Ë`mMo EH$m _wcrer
c¾ cmdco. hm _wcJm Amnë`m d{S>cm§gmaIm CXma ZìhVm. Vmo AË`§V H§$Oyf
ñd^mdmMm hmoVm. Amnë`m ~m`H$moZo Oa ^mH$ar dmT>cr Va Vmo Ë`m ^mH$arda
H$U^ahr Vyn KoV Zgo, ^mH$ar Ho$di VwnmÀ`m S>ã`mda Yê$Z Vmo ImV Ago. Va
Agm hm gÁOZ ~«m÷UmMm H$dS>rMw§~H$ _wcJm Amnë`m KaMr n[apñWVr Mm§Jcr
AgyZhr Hw$R>ë`mhr H$maUmgmR>r n¡go H$mT>m`cm V`ma Zgo.
H$mhr dfmªZr d¥ÕmnH$mimZo hm gÁOZ ~«m÷U AmOmar nS>cm Am{U _¥Ë`y
nmdcm. `m H§$Oyf _wcmÀ`m S>mŠo `mV A§V{H«$`ogmR>rÀ`m IMm©Mr AmH$S>_o moS> gwê$ Pmcr.
Vmo _ZmVM åhUmcm, ‘N>o! BVH$m IM© H$emcm H$am`Mm? AmnU gJi§ ñdñVmVM
H$ê$`m.’ Agm {dMma H$ê$Z Ë`m _wcmZo Amnë`m _¥V {nË`mcm nmR>rda CMcco d Vmo
MmcV {ZKmcm. _ZmVM åhUV hmoVm, ‘ho àoV AmnU ZXrV Q>mHy$ `m, Amnco n¡go
dmMVrc.’ Agm {dMma H$aV Vmo nwT>o MmcV am{hcm.
ho AO~ Ñî` Amnë`m Ym_mVyZ ^JdmZ lr{dîUy§Zr nm{hco. Vo gdmªÀ`m
öX`mV na_mËå`mÀ`m ê$nmV ahmVmV. åhUyZ Ë`m§Zm `m H§$Oyf _wcmÀ`m _ZmVco {dMma
H$ico Am{U Ë`m§Zr cJoM EH$m ~«m÷UmMo ê$n KoVco. Amnë`m _¥V ~m~m§Zm nmR>rda
KoD$Z OmUmè`m _wcmg_moa Vo MmcV Amco Am{U ~mocco, “Ahmo, Vwåhr ho Ago Hw$R>o
MmccmV?” _wcJm åhUmcm, “_mPo dS>rc _¥Ë`y nmdco. AmVm _r Ë`m§Zm ZXrV gmoS>m`cm
Mmccmo Amho.” lr{dîUy åhUmco, “Aao, nU emñÌmV Va {c{hco Amho H$s A§Ë`oï>r
g§ñH$ma H$am`cm hdoV, Vy H$m H$aV Zmhrg?” _wcJm åhUmcm, “_mÂ`mOdi IM©
H$am`cm n¡go ZmhrV.”
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lr{dîUy åhUmco, “~a§. VwÂ`mZo hmoV Zmhr Zm? _r H$aVmo gd© g§ñH$ma. Vy
_cm \$º$ 100 é. Xo.” _wcJm åhUmcm, “BVHo$? {_iUma ZmhrV.” {dîUy åhUmco,
“~a§ 50 é. Xoerc?” _wcJm ~moccm, “Ahmo H$mhr VarM H$m`? BVHo$ n¡go?” {dîUy
åhUmco, “R>rH$ Amho, 10 é. Var Xoerc Zm?” _wcJm ~moccm, “Zmhr.” eodQ>r
KmgKrg H$aV Ë`m H§$Oyf _wcmZo ~«m÷UmÀ`m ê$nmV Agcoë`m lr{dîUy§Zm gìdm
én`m XoB©Z Ago gm§JyZ nQ>dco.
lr{dîUy§Zr Ë`m åhmVmè`m ~«m÷UmMo gd© A§Ë`g§ñH$ma nma nmS>co. _wcJm
~mOycm C^m amhÿZ gd© ~KV hmoVm. gJi§ AmQ>në`mda lr{dîUyZ§ r Ë`m H§$Oyf _wcmH$S>o
gìdm én`m _m{JVcm. Ë`mcm gìdm én`m Úm`cm AJXr Ordmda Amco hmoVo. Vmo
åhUmcm, “AmVm _mÂ`mH$S>o n¡go ZmhrV. Vy CÚm gH$mir _mÂ`m Kar `o. _r XoB©Z.”
“R>rH$ Amho.” Ago åhUyZ lr{dîUy {ZKyZ Joco.
Xwgè`m {Xder gH$mir hm H§$Oyf _wcJm KamV ~gyZ gìdm én`m H$gm
dmMdm`Mm `m {dMmamV _¾ hmoVm. BVŠ`mV KamÀ`m {IS>H$sVyZ Xyadê$Z Vmo H$mc
^oQ>cocm ~«m÷U (lr{dîUy ^JdmZ) `oVmZm Ë`mcm {Xgcm. H$g§hr H$ê$Z hm gìdm
én`m dmMdm`MmM Ag§ åhUyZ Ë`mZo Amnë`m ~m`H$mocm gm§{JVco, “ho ~K, AmVm
EH$ ~«m÷U `oB©c Am{U gìdm én`m _mJoc. _r BWo Imcr O{_Zrda _oë`mgmaIm
nSy>Z amhVmo. Vy Ë`mcm gm§J H$s AmÎmmM _mPm nVr _ocm. _r Vwcm H$go n¡go XoD$?”
Ag§ åhUyZ `m H§$Oyf _wcmZo MQ>H$Z² ~m`H$moMo H§w$Hy$ nwgco, _§JigyÌ H$mTy>Z ~mOycm
R>do co Am{U {VÀ`m ~m§JS>çm \$moS>ë`m Am{U Vmo MQ>H$Z² O{_Zrda _oë`mgmaIm nSy>Z
am{hcm.
~m`H$moZo nVrÀ`m AmkoZg w ma aS>m`cm gwê$dmV Ho$cr. ~«m÷U ~mhoê$Z hmH$m
_mê$ cmJcm Vgo {VZo Xma CKSy>Z Ë`mcm AmV KoVco. ~«m÷U åhUmcm, “_r _mPm
gìdm én`m ¿`m`cm Amcmo`².” ~m`H$mo åhUmcr, “Ahmo, _mÂ`m nVrMo AmVmM
{ZYZ Pmco. AmVm n¡go H$moR>yZ {_iUma?” lr{dîUy _ZmVM hgco, Ë`m§Zm Ë`m _wcmMr
c~mS>r cjmV Amcr. H§$Oyfmcm O{_Zrda ngacoco nmhÿZ {dîUy åhUmco, ‘hmo Ia§M,
AmVm Vwåhr EH$Q>çmZo `mMo A§Ë`g§ñH$ma H$go H$amc? _r Ag§ H$aVmo, OmVmOmVm
`mMohr A§Ë`g§ñH$ma H$aVmo.” lr{dîUy§Zr MQ>H$Z² Ë`m _wcmcm nmR>rda KoVco d Vo
Mmcy cmJco. _wcmZo hÿ± H$s My± nU Ho$co Zmhr. ñ_emZ^y_rV lr{dîUy§Zr EHo$ {R>H$mUr
cmH$S>o aMcr d Ë`mda Ë`m _wcmcm R>odco. lr{dîUy _§Ì åhUy cmJco. hm _wcJm
{MVoda pñWa PmonyZ am{hcm. lr{dîUyZr EH$ cmHy$S> noQ>dco d Vo AmVm {MVocm A¾r
cmdm`cm nwT>o `oD$ cmJco. _ZmVyZ lr{dîUy MH$sV Pmco hmoVo, åhUV hmoVo, ‘Ho$di
gìdm én`m dmMdm`cm _mUyg H$m` H$m` H$ê$ eH$Vmo?’ `m {dMmamV Vo AmJ
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cmdUma BVŠ`mV hm H§$Oyf _wcJm A§XmO KoV hmoVmM. lr{dîUy Odi Amë`m~amo~a
Vmo Qw>UH$Z² CS>r _mê$Z {MVodê$Z Imcr Amcm.
ho nmhÿZ lr{dîUy hgy cmJco. AJXr nmoQ> Yê$Z hgy cmJco. lr{dîUy hgVm
hgVm Amnë`m Iè`m ê$nmV àH$Q> Pmco d åhUmco, “ho ~K _wcm, AmO _r Iyn
{Xdgm§Zr BVH$m hgcmo. Vy _cm Iyn hgdcog. _r VwÂ`mda àgÞ Amho. _mJ, Vwcm
H$m` hdo Vo _r XoB©Z.”
Vmo H§$Oyf _wcJm åhUmcm, “ZŠH$s Úmc Zm? H$s _J Zmhr åhUmc?”
lr{dîUy ~mocco, “AJXr Adí` XoB©Z.” Var AmUIr XmoZXm {dMmê$Z Ë`m H§$Oyf
_wcmZo ImÌr H$ê$Z KoVcr H$s AmnU _mJy Vo lr{dîUy XoVrcM. _J WmoS>§ Wm§~yZ
{dMma H$ê$Z Vmo H§$Oyf åhUmcm, “Vwåhr _mÂ`mH$Sy>Z Vmo gìdm én`m _mJy ZH$m. ~g²
_cm AmUIr H$mhr ZH$mo.”
_mUgmMr Amgº$s {H$Vr Agy eH$Vo Vr AmnU `m Jmoï>rdê$Z g_Oy eH$Vmo.
g_moa gmjmV ^Jd§V Amco Var _Zwî` _m`oÀ`m nS>Úm_wio Ë`m§Mo loð>Ëd OmUy eH$V
Zmhr, Vmo ñdV…_Ü`oM Jw§VyZ ahmVmo Am{U OrdZ g\$i H$aÊ`mgmR>r Vmo à`ËZ H$aV
Zmhr.
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^JVam_mMm ^Jd§ V m§ d aMm {dûdmg

EH$m JmdmV _moR>m XwîH$mi nS>cm hmoVm.
JmdmVrc gmYyZo gm§{JVco H$s gJù`m§Zr {_iyZ
^Jd§Vm§À`m _§{XamV OmD$Z àmW©Zm H$amdr.
Z EoHy$Z Hw$Umcm gm§Jm`Mo Ag§ åhUyZ
JmdmVrc àË`oH$OU Xwgè`m {Xder gH$mir _§{XamV
OmÊ`mgmR>r Kam~mhoa nS>cm. `m cmoH$m§_Ü`o Ho$di
{dkmZmda {dûdmg R>odUmao Am{U ^Jd§Vm§Mo ^OZ
H$aUmè`m ^º$m§Zm hgUmao, Ë`m§Mr Moï>m H$aUmao Ago gd© àH$maMo cmoH$ EH$Ì hmoVo.
gJù`mV _moR>o AmíM`© Ago hmoVo H$s JmdmVrc ‘^JVam_’ ZmdmMo J¥hñW
3-4 N>Í`m KoD$Z Mmcco hmoVo. àË`oH$mMr Ë`m N>Í`m§da ZOa nS>m`Mr Am{U Ë`m§À`m
_ZmV àíZ nS>m`Mm H$s `m XwîH$mimÀ`m H$mimV gH$mirM hm _mUyg N>Í`m KoD$Z
H$m {ZKmcm`²?
Ë`mM JmdmVrc ldUcmcZo Ooìhm ^JVam_cm N>Í`m§Mo ahñ` {dMmaco,
Voìhm ^JVam_Zo _moR>çm em§V d ghO ^mdZoZo gm§{JVco, “`mV H$m` AmûM`m©Mr
Jmoï> Amho? AmnU gJioOU nmD$g nS>Ê`mgmR>r _§{XamV àmW©Zm H$am`cm OmV
AmhmoV. Amnë`m cmoH$m§Mr àmW©Zm ‘XrZmZmW har’ Adí` EoH$Vrc Am{U AmnU
Ooìhm naV `oD$ Voìhm _mPr N>moQ>r N>moQ>r _wco nmdgmV {^OVrc, Ë`m§Zm gXu hmoB©c,
Vr AmOmar nS>Vrc. Ë`m§À`mgmR>rM _r N>Í`m KoD$Z OmV Amho.”
Va Agm hmoVm ^JVam_Mm ^Jd§VmdaMm {dûdmg !
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EH$ ^º$ Amncm AZw^d H$WZ H$aVmZm gm§JVmV -
gH$miMr doi hmoVr. _r Amnë`m daÀ`m PmonÊ`mÀ`m OmJodê$Z ImcÀ`m
~gm`À`m OmJoda `oD$Z ~gcmo. aoëdoJmS>r doJmV Mmccr hmoVr. g_moaÀ`m ~mH$mda
XmoZ ì`º$s ~gë`m hmoË`m. Ë`m§À`m Jù`mV ApñW ^acoë`m cmc {neì`m cQ>H$V
hmoË`m. Vo XmoKohr CXmg _ZmZo ~gyZ ~mocV hmoV. H$Yr H$Yr S>moio nwgV hmoVo.
Ë`mVrc EH$ d¥Õ 70-75 df} d`mMm JmdmVrc eoVH$ar dmQ>V hmoVm. Va
Xwgam 35 dfm©Mm Hw$Ur Ë`mMmM n[a{MV hmoVm. AmVm _mPo gJio cj Ë`m§À`m
~mocÊ`mH$S>o cmJco. _r Ë`m§À`m {IÞ _ZmZo Ho$ë`m OmUmè`m Jmoï>r_Ü`o éMr KoD$
cmJcmo.
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Vmo VéU Iyn Xw…Ir hmoVm. d¥Õ eoVH$ar Ë`mcm g_OmdV hmoVm. _r nU
Ë`mMo gm§ËdZ Ho$co Am{U Ë`mcm g_Omdco. _r g_OmdVmo`² ho ~KyZ Vmo d¥Õ _cm
åhUmcm, “~m~yOr, `mMm N>mQo >m ^mD$ dmacm, `mcm AmUIr ~aoM ^mD$ AmhoV. na§Vw
_mPm 22 dfm©Mm {ddm{hV EHw$cVm EH$ _wcJm dmacm, Ë`mcm _yc dJ¡ao ZìhVo, nU
_r emoH$ H$arV Zmhr. _mPm Va eZrM Jocm, Xem Jocr. Iyn doi Pmcm, _r `mcm
gm§JVmo`² ‘^moOZ H$a’ Va hm EoH$V Zmhr. Xwnma Pmcr, _cm Va ^yH$ cmJcr Amho.
_r Va ImD$Z KoVmo, Vy hdo Va Im qH$dm ZH$mo ImD$g!”
åhmVmè`m eoVH$è`mZo ^mH$arMo JmR>moS>o gmoS>co d _cm åhUmcm “_ocoë`m
_mUgmÀ`m _mJo AmnU _am`Mo ZgVo, hm AmO Zmhr Va CÚm ZmhrVa nadm OmUmaM.
{Od§V amhÊ`mgmR>r nmoQ>mÀ`m {JaUrV H$mhr Zm H$mhr Q>mH$m`cm Va hdoM Zm!”
_r åhUmcmo, “~m~m, Vwåhr Vw_À`m _wcmcm eZr H$m åhUVm?”
eoVH$ar åhUmcm, “gmcm, Vmo Va _mPo {Xdmio H$mTy>Z Jocm. _cm Ë`mZo
OJUo _wpîH$c Ho$co. AmVm AmUIr H$mhr {Xdg OJcm AgVm Va _mPr H$m` XwXe © m
Pmcr AgVr ho Va ^Jd§VM OmUo! ~a§ Pmc§ Vmo Jocm.” Ag§ åhUyZ d¥Õ eoVH$è`mZo
Amncr H$éU H$hmUr gm§Jm`cm gwédmV Ho$cr.
_r EH$ gmYm Jar~ eoVH$ar, eoVr H$ê$Z OJV hmoVmo. _r, _mPr ~m`H$mo
Am{U _mPr _moR>r {dYdm ~hrU Ago Amåhr eoVmVrc N>moQ>çmem PmonS>rV ahmV
hmoVmo. ~hrU _mÂ`m~amo~a eoVmV H$m_ H$am`Mr.
CÝhmù`mVrc EH$m g§Ü`mH$mir AMmZH$ AmH$me A§Ymaco Am{U nmD$g
gwê$ Pmcm. A§Yma Pmë`mda PmonS>rOdi EH$ ì`mnmar XwH$mZXma Amcm Am{U
åhUmcm, “_mÂ`mH$S>o H$mhr YZ Amho. nmD$g nS>Vmo`². AmOÀ`m amÌrnwaVm PmonS>rV
Amgam Úm.”
hm ì`mnmar CYmar dgyc H$ê$Z Amcocm hmoVm. Aem n[apñWVrV Ë`mcm
Amåhr Amgam {Xcm, ^moOZ {Xco Am{U PmonÊ`mMr ì`dñWm Ho$cr. ho ì`mnmar cmoH$
Jmddmë`m§da {deofV… eoVH$è`m§da {deof {dídmg R>odVmV.
na§Vw _mÂ`m ~{hUrÀ`m _ZmV cmo^ CËnÞ Pmcm. ‘cmo^ hm nmnmMm {nVm
Amho.’ ~{hU åhUmcr, “AmnU amÌr hm Pmoncm H$s `mcm R>ma _mê$ eoVmV JmSy>Z
Q>mH$y$. H$moU ~KUma AmhoŸ? `mÀ`m n¡emZo Amncr Jar~r {ZKyZ OmB©c.”
_r ~{hUrcm Iyn g_Omdco, “AJ§, `mZo Amnë`mda nyU© {dûdmg R>odcm
Amho. Vmo Amgè`mgmR>r Amnë`mH$S>o Amcm Amho. Ago Ho$co Va Vmo {dídmgKmV
hmoBc
© . ho ^rfU nmn Amho. Ë`mgmR>r ^Jd§V Amnë`mcm H$Yrhr j_m H$aUma ZmhrV.
Amnë`mcm ZaH$mV Kmoa `mVZm ^moJmì`m cmJVrc.”
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nU ~{hUrÀ`m
S>moŠ`mV cmo^mMo ^yV {eaco
hmoV.o _r {H$Vrhr g_Omdco Var
{VÀ`mda H$mhr n[aUm_ Pmcm
Zmhr. {VZoM _cm {d{dY cmo^
XmIdco. “XmZ XoD$Z nmn YwD$Z
Q>mHy$ Am{U gwI ^moJy” Ago
gm§{JVco._cm {VZo Vo XwîH$_©
H$am`cm {dde Ho $ co . Z§ V a
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eoVmV JmSy>Z Q>mH$co. AmOn`ªV ho Hw$Umcmhr _m{hV Zmhr. Ë`mMo AmR> hOma én`o
Amåhr KoVco.
Ë`m én`m§Zr Amåhr AmUIr OmJm IaoXr Ho$cr. eoVrdmS>r dmT>dcr. H$ma^ma
dmT>dcm. _r ‘_moR>m eoVH$ar’ åhUyZ JUcm OmD$ cmJcmo. _r Iyn H$_mdco. _mPr
~hrU _aU nmdcr. Z§Va _cm EH$ gw§Xa V§XwéñV _wcJm Pmcm. Ë`mMo nmcZnmofU
_moR>çm cmS>mV, IMm©V Pmco. EHw$cVm EH$ Agë`mZo Ë`mÀ`m AmdS>rZwgma n¡gm
IM© H$am`Mmo. _wcJm drg dfm©Mm Pmcm Voìhm Ë`mMo c¾ EH$m Mm§Jë`m KamVrc
gw§Xa _wcrer Ho$co.
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Kmcdcm. Ë`mMm Ord dmMdm`cm OrdmnmS> _ohZV Ho$cr. Ka, eoVr, O_rZ gJi§
{dH$c§. EHw$cVm EH$ {ddm{hV _wcJm _¥Ë`yÀ`m _wImV Mmccm hmoVm. _mohm_wio Xw…Imcm
gr_mM ZìhVr. `m gd© Xw…ImV Am{U qMVoV Ë`mMr AmB© _ê$Z Jocr.
_wcJm EH$ df©^a AmOmar hmoVm. Joë`m 20-22 dfm©V {OVHo$ YZ H$_mdco
Vo gJio Ë`mÀ`m AmOmanUmV IM© Pmco. Am{W©H$ Xem AË`§V Iam~ Pmcr. H$O©
H$mT>m`cm cmO dmQ>V hmoVr. gwZocm ~KyZ aSy> `oV hmoVo. {~Mmar {XdgamÌ Zdè`mÀ`m
nc§Jmda _m¡ZnUo ~gyZ aS>V godm H$aV Ago.
EH$ {Xdg Aer pñWVr Amcr H$s _mÂ`mOdi Ho$di 5 é. Mr EH$ ZmoQ>
am{hcr Am{U _wcJm eodQ>Mm ídmg KoV hmoVm. _r Ë`mÀ`mOdi ~gcmo Va Vmo AMmZH$
åhUmcm, “~m~m, Vw_À`m {IemV 5 é. Mr ZmoQ> Amho Zm? _cm g\$aM§X Im`Mr
BÀN>m hmoV Amho.”
_r {dMma Ho$cm, ‘_wcmMr eodQ>Mr BÀN>m nyU© H$ê$`m.’ JmdmV {_imco
Zmhr åhUyZ _r ehamV OmD$Z g\$aM§X AmUco.
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g\$aM§X ImD$Z _wcJm åhUmcm, “~m~m! Vwåhr _cm AmoiIVm, _r H$moU
Amho Vo ? _r VmoM ì`mnmar XwH$mZXma Amho, Á`mMr n§Mdrg dfm©ndy u eoVmV Amnë`m
~{hUr~amo~a {_iyZ Vwåhr hË`m Ho$cr hmoVr. _mPo AmR> hOma én`o KoVco. Va AmVm
_r _mPo gJio n¡go ì`mOmgH$Q> dgyc H$ê$Z OmV Amho.”
_r _mÂ`m gwZoH$S>o ~moQ> XmIdyZ {dMmaco, “`m {~Mmè`m _wcrZo VwPo H$m`
{~KS>dco Amho, {Ocm Vy AZmW Xw…Ir H$ê$Z gmoS>Zy OmV Amhog?”
_wcJm åhUmcm, “hr Vw_Mr ~hrU Amho. {OZo Vwåhmcm dmB©Q> H$m_ H$am`cm
cmdco Am{U Ë`m dmB©Q> H$m_mV Vw_Mr _XV Ho$cr. åhUyZ AmVm VwåhrM gm§^mim
{Vcm.” Ago ~mocyZ Ë`mZo àmU gmoS>cm.
_r n§Mdrg dfm©ndy uMr gJir KQ>Zm Amnë`m gwImV Am{U _wcmÀ`m Xw…ImV
{dgê$Z Jocmo hmoVmo. AmVm _mPo S>moio CKS>co. AmVm gJio AmR>dVo Amho. nU
nûMmVmn H$ê$Z H$m` Cn`moJ? Oo Ho$co Ë`mMo ^moJ `m OrdZmV Am{U Z§Va nacmoH$mV
^moJmdoM cmJVrc. _wcmÀ`m _aÊ`mMm _cm A{O~mV emoH$ Zmhr åhUyZ _r Ë`mcm
eZr åhQ>co!
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“ho àdmgr, H$gcm {dMma H$aVmo Amhog? _mPm _mcH$ `oWo Zmhr åhUyZ
H$mhr gm_mZ MmoaÊ`mMm H$m? ~K Oa _r qnOè`mV ~m§Ycocmo ZgVmo Va _r Vwcm
H$ÀMoM Im„o AgVo.” AMmZH$ EH$ nmonQ> ~§X qnOè`mVyZ n§Im§Mr \$S>\$S> H$aV
EH$m VhmZcoë`m àdmemcm åhUmcm.
VhmZcocm àdmgr, Omo nmÊ`mgmR>r BH$S>o {VH$S>o nmUr emoYV hmoVm, Vmo
nmonQ>mMm AmdmO Am{U ì`dhma ~KyZ Km~acm Am{U H$gm~gm Amnë`m dmQ>oZo
YS>nS>V nwT>o {ZKmcm. ^a^a Mmcë`mZo Ë`mMr VhmZ AmUIr dmT>cr.
WmoS>çm doimZo àdmemZo ~{KVco Va Xya EH$ PmonS>r {XgV hmoVr. PmonS>r
~KyZ Ë`mcm nyU© {dûdmg dmQ>cm H$s AmVm _cm VhmZcoco ahmdo cmJUma Zmhr. na§Vw
ho H$m`? `oWohr qnOè`mV VmoM njr ~gcm`², Omo {d{dY àH$mao _cm AneãX
~mocVmo`! àdmgr Km~acm Am{U {déÕ {XeoZo Ymdy cmJcm.
AMmZH$ EH$m ñdamZo Ë`mcm Amnë`mH$S>o AmH${f©V Ho$co. àdmemZo EoH$co
H$s Hw$UrVar Iyn JmoS> ñdamV ~mocV Amho; “ho àdmgr, _cm dmQ>V§, Vwåhr Iyn
VhmZcoco AmhmV. ho ~Km, _mPo _mcH$ KamV AgVo Va Ë`m§Zr Vw_Mm gËH$ma Adí`
Ho$cm AgVm. _r Va njr Amho. åhUyZ Vwåhmcm nmUr XoD$ eH$V Zmhr. na§V,w _mPo
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_mcH$ X`miy AmhoV. Ë`m§Zr Oê$a
PmonS>rV nmUr R>do co Agoc. Vwåhr `m,
{dlm_ H$am, nmUr ß`m.”
BVHo $ Jmo S > ñda Eo H y $ Z àdmgr
Wm§~cm, nU Ooìhm Ë`mZo ~{KVco H$s
hm gÝ_mZ H$aUmam njr Va VgmM
Amho. Á`mZo _cm AneãX gm§{JVco
hmoVo. àdmemcm dmQ>co, ‘hm ê$n
KoUmam Hw$Ur ^yV Amho, `mMo {dMma
dmB©Q> AmhoV.’ àdmgr njmH$S>o nmR>
H$ê$Z {déÕ {XeoZo Ymdy cmJcm. Ë`mM doir Ë`mZo EH$ _Ywa nU Vrd« AmdmO
EoH$cm, njr åhUmcm, “ho àdmgr, Vwåhr H$m Km~aVm? H$Xm{MV Vwåhr AmYr
_mÂ`mgmaIm njr ~{KVcm Amho.”
Amnë`m _ZmVrc Jmoï> EoH$y Z àdmgr Wm§~cm d nú`mMo ~mocUo EoH$y cmJcm.
njr nwT>o åhUmcm, “Vmo Am{U _r, XmoKo ^mD$ AmhmoV. nU _mÂ`m ^mdmcm EH$
H$gmB© KoD$Z Jocm hmoVm. Vmo nyU© {Xdg {Odm§Zm _maVmo, H$mnVmo. åhUyZ Ë`mMm ñd^md
H$gm`m-gmaIm H«y$a Pmcm`². nU _cm EH$m gmYwZo CMcyZ AmUco. _cm gmYy XmoZ
doi ^Jd§VmMm àgmX ImD$ KmcVmo. `oWo AZoH$ gmYy `oVmV. åhUyZ _mPm ñd^md
_mÂ`m ^mdmÀ`m {déÕ Pmcm. ho àdmgr, Km~ê$ ZH$m, `m nmUr ß`m, gmdcrV
{dlm§Vr ¿`m.”
nú`m§Mo ~mocUo EoHy$Z àdmgr PmonS>rOdi Amcm. nú`mcm nmhÿZ Ë`mMo
_ñVH$ lÕoZo dmH$co. _ZmVë`m _ZmV àdmgr åhUmcm, “ho njr, Vy YÝ` Amhog.
njr AgyZ Vy gmYwg§JV H$aVmog Am{U ^Jd§Vm§Mm àgmX ImVmog.”
`mZ§Va Ë`m àdmemZo PmonS>rV àdoe Ho$cm. ñdV… _mR>mVrc nmUr ß`m`cm
Am{U WmoS>r {dlm§Vr KoD$Z Vmo Amncm _mJ© Mmcy cmJcm.
_Zwî`mcm Á`m àH$maMo AÞ, nmUr d g§J {_iVmo Ë`màH$mao Ë`mMo {dMma
~ZVmV Am{U {dMmam§À`m AZwgma _mUyg Mm§Jë`m qH$dm dmB©Q> {dMmamV cwá hmoVmo.
Oa Amnë`mcm ñdV…cm d g_mOmcm gwYmam`Mo Agoc Va Amnë`mcm Amncm
Amhma gmpËdH$ H$am`cm hdm Am{U gÁOZ nwéfm§Mm A{YH$m{YH$ g§J H$am`cm
hdm.
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O`nya `oWo lr JmoqdXOtÀ`m _§{XamV EH$ g§Vnwéf àdMZ H$aV hmoVo. Vo
åhUV hmoVo, “ho ~Km, ^Jd§Vm§Zm _mZUo Amnë`mcm cm^Xm`H$ Amho. dmñV{dH$nUo
VoM Amnco {ZË` _mVm, {nVm, ~§Yy AmhoV. Ë`m§À`m BÀN>o{edm` EH$ nmZXoIrc hcy
eH$V Zmhr. Vo gJù`m {Odm§Mo nmcZnmofU H$aUmao AmhoV, Oa Ë`m§Zr Hw$Umcm
^moOZ {Xco Zmhr, Va {H$Vrhr à`ËZ Ho$co Var Vr ì`º$s ^moOZ KoD$ eH$V Zmhr
Am{U Oa Vo ^moOZ XoVrc Am{U Oa Hw$Ur Im„o Zmhr Va Vo O~aXñVrZo Im`cm
cmdVrc. AJXr _manrQ> H$ê$Z Im`cm KmcVrc.”
^md{d^moa hmoD$Z Ooìhm g§Vnwéf hr H$Wm gm§JV hmoVo Voìhm lmoË`m§_Ü`o EH$
eoQ>Or hmoVo, Oo H$Yr H$Yr H$WmH$sV©ZmV `m`Mo, Vo {dMma H$ê$ cmJco; “H$m` hr
Jmoï> Iar Agy eH$Vo H$s Oa ^Jd§V Oodm`cm XoVrc Va ImD$ eH$Vmo, Zmhr Va Zmhr
Am{U Z§Va ho _hmË_m gm§JVmV H$s Oa ^Jd§VmZo Hw$Umcm ^moOZ nmR>dco Am{U Ë`mZo
Im„o Zmhr Va Vo Ë`mcm _mê$Z _mê$Z ImD$ KmcVmV. ho H$go hmoD$ eH$Vo? Mcm ho
AmnU VmSy>Z ~Ky H$s Vo Iao ~mocV AmhoV H$m? Aao, _r ImUmaM Zmhr Va _cm
H$moU Im`cm cmdoc?”
amÌr Pmonon`ªV eoQ>Or `mM {dMmamV hmoVo. _J Ë`m§Zr {ZU©` KoVcm H$s
CÚm nhmQ>oM _r n[admamnmgyZ Xya dZmV OmB©Z, KamV am{hcmo Va ~m`H$mo, _wco, _wcr
naV naV Im`cm gm§JVrc. KZXmQ> dZmV EImÚm C§M PmS>mda MTy>Z ~gy. OoWo
Amnë`mcm Hw$Ur ~KUma Zmhr. Oa Amnë`mcm ^yH$ cmJcr Var PmS>mdaMr nmZo
nU AmnU Im`Mr ZmhrV Agm Ë`m§Zr {ZíM` Ho$cm. ~KVmoM AmVm ^Jd§V _cm
H$go Im`cm cmdVmV Vo? Agm {dMma H$aV eoQ>Or Pmonr Joco.
nhmQ>M
o eoQ>OrZr KamVë`m§Zm gm§{JVco H$s H$mhr Oéar H$m_mgmR>r _r ~mhoa
OmV Amho, Cera hmoD$ eH$Vmo, Oodm`cm dmQ> nmhÿ ZH$m.
eoQ>Or Xya dZmV OmD$Z C§M PmS>mda MTy>Z ~gco OoWo Ë`m§Zm Hw$Ur ~Ky
eH$V ZìhVo. gH$mi g§ncr, Xwnmar g§ncr, g§Ü`mH$mi Pmcr, Var eoQ>OtZr H$mhr
Im„o Zmhr. Amncm g§e` ~amo~a hmoVm `m {dMmamV Vo àgÞ hmoVo.
VodT>çmV Ë`m§Zr ~{KVco H$s VrZ-Mma ì`º$s haUmÀ`m {eH$marcm VoWo
Amë`m. Ë`m§Zr Amnco ImÊ`mMo gm_mZ, H$mhr H$nS>o Ë`mM PmS>mda cQ>H$dco.
BVŠ`mV dmKmMr _moR>r S>aH$mir OdiyZ EoHy$ Amë`m_wio àM§S> Km~ê$Z Vo {eH$mar
S>~o dJ¡ao _mJoM gmoSy>Z Yy_ niV gwQ>co.
eoQ>OtZm Iyn ^yH$ cmJcr hmoVr nU H$m` H$aUma, Vo Iyn {OÔr hmoVo. CÚm
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gH$min`ªV H$mhr Im`Mo Zmhr. ~Ky `m, ^Jd§V _cm H$go Im`cm cmdVmV Ago
Ë`m§Zr R>adco.
Ooìhm amÌ Pmcr Voìhm eoQ>OrZo ~{KVco H$s EH$ S>mHy§$Mr Q>moir eoOmarc
JmdmV XamoS>m Q>mHy$Z Ë`mM PmS>mImcr _emcr KoD$Z Amcr. Mmoacocm _mc ~KVmZm
AMmZH$ Ë`m§Zm daMm OodUmMm S>~m {Xgcm. EH$ S>mHy$ åhUmcm, “Aao, Hw$UmMm Var
S>~m BWo am{hcm Amho. ~Ky`m Var H$m` Amho `mV?” S>~m CKS>ë`mda Ë`m§Zm 3-4
OUm§Mo OodU Ë`mV {Xgco. Ë`m§Zm AmZ§X Pmcm. Vo åhUmco, “Aao dm! ~a§ Pmc§ Iyn
^yH$ cmJcr Amho, Mcm AmYr ImD$ `m _J dmQ>Ê`m H$ê$.”
Ë`mdoir EH$ S>mHy$ åhUmcm, “EoH$m! Ag§ Va Zgoc Zm H$s, EImÚmcm
Amnë`m `m {R>H$mUmMr _m{hVr Agoc Am{U Ë`mZo {df KmcyZ ho OodU Amnë`mcm
R>ma H$am`cm R>odco Agoc. AmnU hm {dfmar S>~m ImD$ d Amncr gJir g§nÎmr
KoD$Z Q>mH$Ê`mMm Ë`mMm {dMma Agoc.”
Cacoco åhUmco, “hm AgoM Agoc.” Xwgam åhUmcm, “Oa Ago Agoc Va
Vmo BWoM cncocm Agoc, Mcm emoYy `m Ë`mcm, Á`mcm Amncm AÈ>m g_Ocm`².”
EdT>o ~mocyZ XmoZ S>mHy$ g§nÎmrMo ajU H$aV ~gco d BVa _mUgmcm emoYy
cmJco. Iyn doimZo EH$m S>mHy$cm EH$m PmS>mda eoQ>OrMo H$nS>o {Xgco. Ë`mZo BVa
gmWrXmam§Zm ~mocmdco. gJù`m§Zr ~{KVco H$s BVŠ`m amÌr EH$m PmS>mda EH$ _mUyg
~gyZ am{hcocm {Xgcm.
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 33
_J H$m`, XmoZ S>mHy$ da MT>co d Ë`m§Zr {eì`m XoV, _maV Ë`mcm Imcr
CVadco Am{U eoQ>OtZm _maV _maV {dMmaco, “Amåhmcm _maÊ`mgmR>r ho AÞ R>do cog
H$m`, ~moc Hw$Ur gm§{JVco Vwcm Am_Mo {R>H$mU?”
eoQ>Or Ë`m§À`m hmVmnm`m nSy> cmJco. eoQ>OrÀ`m A§Jmda OmJmoOmJr OI_m
Pmë`m. nU Ë`m§Mo ~mocUo EoH$m`cm Hw$UrM V`ma ZìhVo. Voìhm S>mHy$ åhUmco, “`mcmM
ho AÞ ImD$ Kmcm, Oa hm _ocm Va AÞ \o$Hy$Z XoD$ `m Am{U Oam hm _ocm Zmhr Va
AmnU g_Oy`m H$s `mV {df Zmhr, AmnU Vo ImD$ eH$Vmo, Voìhm AmnU ho AÞ
dmQy>Z ImD$.”
eoQ>Or åhUmco, “^Jd§VmMr enW, nU `m OodUmV {df Zmhr, Vwåhr
Amam_mV ImD$ eH$Vm.” ~g EdT>o ~mocm`Mr ImoQ>r, gJio S>mHy$ Ë`mÀ`mda VwQy>Z
nS>c,o “Aao Kw~S>m, OodUmV H$mhr Zmhr åhUVmog, _J ImV H$m Zmhrg? Im! ZmhrVa
_mê$Z _mê$Z VwPr hmcV Iam~ H$ê$Z Q>mHy$.”
eoQ>Or åhUmco, “H¥$nm H$ê$Z _mÂ`mda {dûdmg R>odm, _r n{dÌ Hw$imVrc
Amho, _r BH$S>o, {VH$S>o Hw$UmÀ`mhr hmVMo AÞ ImV Zmhr.”
S>mHy$ åhUmco, “E JmT>dm, ZIao H$aVmog H$m`? (eoQ>Orcm 5-6 cmWm
_mê$Z) Im ho, ZmhrVa _mê$Z _mê$Z R>ma H$ê$.”
AmVm H$m` H$aUma? S>mHy$ gJù`m S>ã`mVrc EH$ EH$ Kmg XoV hmoVm, Vo
eoQ>Or JynMyn ImV hmoVo. Ooìhm S>mHy§$Zr ~{KVco H$s `mcm H$mhrhr hmoV Zmhr Amho;
Voìhm Ë`m§Zr Ë`mÀ`mda {dûdmg R>do Zy {dMmaco, “H$m` Pmco hmoV?o ”
g§Vnwéfm§À`m àdMZm§nmgyZ AmVmn`ªVMr gd© H$hmUr eoQ>OtZr H$ÊhV
H$ÊhV gm§{JVcr, {dZdÊ`m H$ê$Z Ë`m§Mr nadmZJr KoVcr Am{U eoQ>Or H$go~go
Amnë`m Kar nmohmoMco.
eoQ>OtMr Aer n[apñWVr ~KyZ KaMo cmoH$ Km~aco. Ë`m§Zm _c_nÅ>r dJ¡ao
H$aVmZm Ë`m§Mr Mm¡H$er H$ê$ cmJco, “H$m` Pmco Vwåhmcm? gH$minmgyZ Hw$R>o Jocm
hmoVmV? Hw$Umer ^m§S>U Pmco?”
cmOoZo Mya Pmcoco eoQ>Or åhUmco, “^Jd§Vm§À`m BÀN>o{edm` EH$hr nmZ
hcV Zmhr. Vo gd© {Odm§Mo nmcZ nmofU H$aVmV. Oa Ë`m§Zr ^moOZ {Xco Zmhr Va
{H$Vrhr à`ËZ H$am. EImÚmcm ^moOZ {_iUmaM Zmhr Am{U Oa ^Jd§Vm§Zr ^moOZ
{Xco Am{U Oa Hw$Ur hÅ>mZo Vo Im„o Zmhr Va ^Jd§V Ë`m ì`º$scm O~aXñVrZo _méZ
_wQ>Hy$Z Im`cm KmcVmV.” _§{XamVco _hmamO ~amo~aM gm§JV hmoVo. nU _cm
g_Om`cm WmoS>m Cera Pmcm.”
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dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 34

AmH$memÀ`m {XeoZo Ww§H$Uo

H¥ $ îUH¥ $ nm_y V u lrc ^{º${gÕm§ V
gañdVr R>mHy$a EH$ H$Wm gm§JVmV. Vr Aer -
nm¡{U©_oÀ`m amÌr nyU© {dH${gV M§Ð d Vmè`m§Zm
~KyZ EH$ _wcJm Ë`m§Zm VmoS>yZ Úm åhUyZ Amnë`m
AmB©d{S>cm§H$S>o hÅ> H$ê$ cmJcm. _wcmÀ`m
AmB©d{S>cm§Zr _wcmcm Iyn g_Omdco H$s ‘AmnU
gm_mÝ` _mUgo, `m M§Ð-Vmè`m§Zm ñne©nU H$ê$
eH$V Zmhr.’ nU _wcJm H$mhr EoHo$Zm Ë`mZo
_moR>çmZo aS>m`cm gwédmV Ho$cr.
d{S>cm§Zr _wcmMo _Z JwV§ dÊ`mgmR>r EH$
`wº$s Ho$cr Am{U _wcmcm Ë`m§Zr EH$m C§M Kamda
C^o Ho$co Am{U gm§{JVco, “~oQ>m, Vwcm nm{hOo
{VVHo$ Vmao VmoS>.” Ë`mdoir AOmU ~mcH$ N>namda MTy>Z CS>çm _mê$Z _mê$Z Vmao
nH$S>Ê`mMm à`ËZ H$ê$ cmJcm.
nU ho Vmao H$go Ë`mÀ`m hmVmcm cmJVrc? “_r BVH$m da MT>cmo Var Vo
_cm M_M_ H$ê$Z {MS>dV AmhoV, ho g¡VmZ Vmao _mÂ`m hmVmV `oV ZmhrV.” Agm
{dMma H$ê$Z Vmo _wcJm AmH$memda amJmdcm. Vmo AmH$memcm {eì`m XoD$ cmJcm,
“Xwï> AmH$mem! Vy M§Ð, Vmè`m§Zm BVHo$ da H$m CMcyZ R>odco Amhog? Wm§~ AmVm Vwcm
YS>m {eH$dVmo.” Ago åhUyZ Ë`m AkmZr ~mcH$mZo AmH$memÀ`m {XeoZo Ww§H$m`cm
gwê$dmV Ho$cr. na§Vw gd© Ww§H$s Ë`mÀ`m ñdV…À`m Vm|S>mda nS>cr.
Á`màH$mao _wcmZo AmH$memda Ww§H$ë`mZo Vr Ww§H$s Ë`mÀ`mM A§Jmda nS>cr;
AmH$memMo H$mhr {~KS>co Zmhr. Ë`mMà_mUo CÎm_ ^º$ Am{U gX²Jêw $§ Zm H$ï> {Xë`mZo
Am{U Ë`m§Mr qZXm Ho$ë`mZo, qZXm H$aUmar ì`º$sM d¡îUd AnamYr hmoD$Z ^`§H$a
Aem {ÌVmnmÀ`m Ádmim§_Ü`o H$ï> ^moJVo. Jwê$d¡îUdm§da Ë`mMm H$mhr à^md nS>V
Zmhr.
`mgmR>r OZ hmo, gmdYmZ! d¡îUd AnamY IynM ^`§H$a AgVmo. Vmo ^`§H$a,
_Z_mZr H$aUmam hÎmr Amho; Omo ^º$sê$nr cVocm AJXr ghOVoZo _wimnmgyZ CMH$Qy>Z
\o$Hy$Z XoVmo. EH$Xm H$m hm hÎmr _X_ñV Pmcr H$s _J Ë`mcm em§V H$aUo H$R>rU hmoVo.
åhUyyZ `mnmgyZ Zoh_rM dmMÊ`mMm à`ËZ H$am`cm nm{hOo.
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dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 35

EH$ OwZr AmR>dU

gmYy_hmamOm§Mo àdMZ EoHy$Z _wHw§$X Amncm {_Ì A_a~amo~a Kar naVV
hmoVm. gmYy§Zr gm§{JVcocr dmŠ`o Ë`mÀ`m S>moŠ`mV KmoiV hmoVr.
_wHw§$XÀ`m _ZmV {dMma `oD$ cmJco, “Amhm! {H$Vr N>mZ dmQy> cmJc§ AmVm
ho OrdZ! Ia§ Va ‘Ia§’ OrdZ AmVm gwê$ Pmco. AmYr OJV hmoVmo Vo H$m` OrdZ
hmoV§...? Ë`m OrdZmV OrdZ Zmdmcmhr ZìhV§. ~g² Ho$di XoImdm hmoVm XoImdm!
JS>~S>M JS>~S> hmoVr Am{U Vr nU \w$H$Q>Mr. {XdgamÌ _r _m`oÀ`m MH«$mV ^Q>H$V
hmoVmo.”
“{H$Vr ImoQ>o ~mocm`Mmo, Xmê$ ß`m`Mmo _r. A§S>o ImUo nmn Amho, `mMm
H$Yr {dMmaM Ho$cm ZìhVm. Ë`mcm _r nm§T>am ~Q>mQ>m åhUm`Mmo. OrdZmV gËg§J
ZìhVm H$s H$sV©Z ZìhVo Am{U gmYy, _hmnwéfm§Odi ~gUohr ZìhVo. `m gJù`m
Jmoï>tZm _r \$mcVy g_OV hmoVmo. nU AmVmMr Jmoï>M doJir Amho...” Aem àH$mao
{dMma H$aV H$aV _wHw§$X {dMmamV hadcm. AmnU A_a~amo~a MmcV AmhmoV ho hr
Vmo {dgacm.
“H$m` Pmco? Hw$R>o hadcmg?” A_aZo {dMmaco. _wHw§$X åhUmcm, “H$mhr
Zmhr ~g² Amnë`m nyd© AmR>dUt_Ü`o hadcmo hmoVmo. {_Ìm A_a, EH$ Jmoï> Amho, _r
AmVmÀ`m Am{U AmYrÀ`m OrdZm~Ôc {dMma H$aV hmoVmo. Voìhm Va Oo dmB©Q>, Vo
Mm§Jco dmQ>m`Mo Am{U Oo IaoM Mm§Jco Amho Vo doi \w$H$Q> KmcdUo dmQ>m`Mo Ago
H$m hmoVo {_Ìm?”
A_a åhUmcm, “Aao _wHw§$X, hr H$m` {dMmam`Mr Jmoï> Amho? AmnU
Omc§Yacm Jocmo hmoVmo Ë`mdoir AmnU Á`moVr Mm¡H$mV H$m` nm{hco AmR>dVo Zm?”
_wHw§$X åhUmcm, “H$m` ~{KVco? _cm H$mhr AmR>dV Zmhr.”
“Aao Vwcm AmR>dV Zmhr H$m Vmo {ndim eQ>© KmVcocm _mUyg? Vmo Iyn
Xmê$ {ncocm hmoVm Am{U _J Vmo KmUoaS>çm JQ>mamV OmD$Z nS>cm, Sw>H$am§_Ü`o!”
_wHw§$X åhUmcm, “Aao _m\$ H$a, _cm Va Zmhr AmR>dV!”
A_a åhUmcm, “H$_mc Amho VwPr Va. Aao Vmo _mUyg Ë`m {MIcmV nS>cm
hmoVm. Ë`mdoir AMmZH$ Ë`mÀ`m hmVmV EH$m SwH$amMr eonyQ> Amcr. Xmê$À`m ZeoV
Mya Agcocm Vmo _mUyg åhUy cmJcm, H$m` J c„ÿMr AmB©, H$mc Va Vy A§~mS>m
KmVcm hmoVmg, AmO doUr H$m KmVcrg?”
_wHw§$X hgV åhUmcm, “hmo, hmo, AmVm AmR>dc§!”
A_a åhUmcm, “Va {_Ìm, Ag§ Amho ZeoM!§ ZeoV _mUgmcm KmUoaS>o JQ>ma
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 36

Amnco Ka dmQ>Vo Am{U Sw>H$amMr eonQ>r hr Amnë`m ~m`H$moMr doUr dmQ>Vo. AemM
àH$mao _m`oÀ`m ZeoV _Zwî` `m OJmcm Amnco Ka Am{U ho A{ZË` eara d earag§~Y § r
ì`º$s, dñVy `m§Zm Amnco gd©ñd g_OVmV. Ooìhm Vr Zem CVaVo Voìhm Vmo ~KVmo,
‘Aao, _r Va ^Jd§VmMm Xmg Amho. _m`oMm Xmg Zmhr, Á`m§Zm _r Amncm g_OV
hmoVmo Vo gJio ñdmWu AmhoV. ñ_emZmn`ªVMo gmo~Vr AmhoV.’ _wH$§w X, VwPr Zem CVacr
Amho åhUyZ Vy Iè`mcm Iao d ImoQ>çmcm ImoQ>o åhUyZ ~Ky eH$Vmog, AmoiIy eH$Vmog.”
_wHw§$X åhUmcm, “hr gJir d¡îUdH¥$nm Amho!”
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Yes, No, Very Good
lrc ^{º${gÕm§V gañdVr R>mHy$a gm§JVmV -
EH$m JmdmV EH$m _mUgmZo cmoH$m§Mo EoHy$Z EoHy$Z WmoS>o WmoS>o B§J«OrMo eãX
{eHy$Z KoVco. Ë`mVrc Yes, No, Very Good ho eãX Ë`mZo {deof H$ê$Z cjmV
R>do co. nU H$moUË`m doir, H$moUË`m H$maUmgmR>r ho eãX dmnamdoV `mda Ë`mZo {~cHw$c
cj {Xco Zmhr. Ë`mcm Ho$di BVHo$M _m{hV hmoVo, Oa cmoH$m§er B§J«OrV ~moccmo Va
Amnë`mcm gÝ_mZ {_ioc.
EH$Xm H$mhr Xwï> cmoH$m§Zr EH$ ^`§H$a hÎ`mH$m§S> Ho$co d ñdV…cm
dmMdÊ`mgmR>r Ë`m§Zr JmdmVrc `m ^moù`m _mUgmcm nH$S>dyZ {Xco. Ooìhm Ë`m
_mUgmcm Ý`m`mc`mV AmUco Joc,o Voìhm Ý`m`mYremZo Ë`mcm {dMmaco, “H$m` ao, Vy
hË`m Ho$crg H$m`?”
Ë`mdoir Ë`m JmdamZ _mUgmZo {dMma Ho$cm Oa _r `m Ý`m`mYremer 2-4
B§J«Or eãX ~moccmo Va Vmo _cm B§J«O cmoH$m§Mm JwáMa åhUyZ OmUoc d _mPm _moR>m
gÝ_mZ H$aoc d `m ImoQ>çm XmofmnmgyZ _mPr _wº$Vm H$aoc. åhUyZ Ë`mZo CÎma {Xco,
“Yes”
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 37
Ý`m`mYremZo
{dMmaco, “H$m` VwÂ`m~amo~a
AmUIr Hw$Ur hmoVo?”
JmdamZ _mUy g
MQ>H$Z² åhUmcm “No” Voìhm
Ý`m`mYre åhUmco, “Va _J
Vwcm Ooc_Ü`o Omdo cmJoc.
H$m` Ooc_Ü`o Om`cm Vy
V`ma Amhog H$m?”
`mdoir `m JmdamZ
_mUgmZo {dMma Ho $ cm,
‘`mdoir _r _mÂ`m eodQ>À`m AñÌmMm à`moJ H$ê$Z `m AÝ`m`mcm à{VH$ma H$aoZ.
Á`m_wio Ë`m§Zm g_Ooc H$s _r Hw$UmMrhr hÎ`m Ho$cocr Zmhr Am{U åhUyZ _r
Ooc_Ü`ohr OmUma Zmhr, _r Va Mm§Jcm _mUyg Amho.’ Am{U åhUyZ Ë`m _mUgmZo
Ý`m`mYremÀ`m eodQ>À`m àíZmcm CÎma {Xco, “Very Good”
^º$sV H$mhrOU ewÕ ^º$m§Mm CnXoe, n[a^mfm d {gÕm§Vm§À`m Iè`m
__m©cm Z OmUVm Ho$di nmonQ>mgmaIr nmonQ>n§Mr H$aVmV. Vo cmoH$ `mM Cnm`mZo
cmoH$m§H$Sy>Z gÝ_mZmMr BÀN>m H$aVmV. nU Aem cmoH$m§Mr Xem `m JmdamZ
_mUgmà_mUo hmoV.o
gmYy Am{U emñÌmMr dmŠ`o `m cmoH$m§Zm nMV ZmhrV. Ë`m_wio Iao gmYy
cmoH$hr Ë`m§Mm AmXa H$aV ZmhrV; Am{U Ë`m_wio _m`oH$Sy>Z X§S> ^moJÊ`mnmgyZ Ë`m§Mr
gwQ>H$m hmoV Zmhr.
Iyn _moR>o _moR>o VWmH${WV n§{S>V Am{U AmYw{ZH$ {eH$coë`m ì`º$s, ‘^º$s,
^JdmZ Am{U ^º$’ `m§À`m g§~§YmV g^m§_Ü`o Am{U gm{hË`m§_Ü`o {I„r CS>dVmZm
~{KVco OmVo. ho ~KyZ d EoHy$Z ^º$s {gÕm§VmMo narjH$ Am{U {dMmaH$ `m gd©
ì`º$s¨Zm Ë`m JmdamZ ì`º$sà_mUo _mZVmV, Omo Yes, No, Very Good åhUUmam AgVmo.
Aem àH$mao nm§{S>Ë` àXe©Z H$aUmè`m `m gd© ì`º$s¨Zm _m`oÀ`m Ooc_Ü`o X§S> ^moJmdm
cmJVmo.
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dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 38

ghZercVm
EH$ g§ V nw é f hmo S > r V
~gy Z ZXr nma H$aV hmo V o .
g§Ü`mH$miMr doi hmoVr. hmoS>rMr
eodQ>Mr \o$ar hmoVr åhUyZ Ë`mV
Iyn JXu hmoVr. g§V Amnë`mVM
_¾ hmoD$Z EH$m ~mOycm ~gco
hmoV.o
2-3 ~X_mem§ Z r `m
g§VmMr Moï>m H$am`cm gwédmV
Ho$cr. g§V Amnë`m Ü`mZmV _¾ hmoVo. Ë`m§Zr BH$S>o {VH$S>o cj {Xco Zmhr. AmVm Ë`m
_mUgm§Zr g§VmMo cj Amnë`mH$S>o IoMyZ KoÊ`mgmR>r Vo g§VmOdi OmD$Z Jm|JmQ>
H$ê$ cmJco. Z§Va Ë`m§Zr {eì`m Úm`cm gwédmV Ho$cr.
Ë`m g§Vnwéfm§Zr _mÌ Amncr Ñï>r Zm{gHo$da H|${ÐV Ho$cr hmoVr. ho ~KyZ
qQ>JcImoam§Zr Ë`m§Zm YŠHo$ _mam`cm gwédmV Ho$cr.
OdiM H$mhr gä` _mUgo ~gcr hmoVr. ho g§Vmcm åhUmco, “_hmamO!
EdT>r ghZercVm Mm§Jcr Zmhr. Vw_À`m earamV Iyn VmH$V Amho. Vwåhr Oa `m
~X_me cmoH$m§Zm WmoS>o Oar AmoaS>cmV Va Vo AmVm gai hmoVrc.”
g§V, gÁOZ cmoH$m§Zm åhUmco, “~§YyZmo, ghZercVm Hw$R>o Amho? _r Va
Ag{hîUy Amho. ghZ H$am`Mr eº$s Va AOyZ _mÂ`mV AmcrM Zmhr. _r `m Jmoï>rcm
à{VH$ma Amnë`m àH$mao H$aV hmoVmo. _r ^Jd§Vm§Zm àmW©Zm H$aV hmoVmo, H$s H¥$nm
H$ê$Z `m cmoH$m§Mr ~wÕr gwYmam åhUOo `m§Mo öX` {Z_©i hmoB©c.”
g§V Am{U gÁOZ cmoH$m§Mo ho ~mocUo EoHy$Z ho ~X_me Iyn {MS>co. g§Vmcm
CMcyZ ZXrV \o$H$Ê`mg Vo V`ma Pmco. BVŠ`mV AmH$medmUr Pmcr, “ho
g§V{eamo_Ur, ho ~X_me cmoH$ Vwcm `m ZXrVrc Imoc nmÊ`mV ~wS>dm`cm OmV
AmhoV na§Vw Vy gm§JV Agerc Va Ë`m§Zm ^ñ_ H$ê$Z Q>mH$co OmB©c.”
AmH$medmUr EoHy$Z Vo ~X_me àM§S> Km~aco Am{U g§V aSy> cmJco. g§Vm§Zm
aS>VmZm ~KyZ `m ~X_mem§Zm dmQ>co H$s hm AmVm ‘Amnë`mcm ^ñ_ H$am’ Ago gm§Jc o .
Vo ^rVrZo WaWa H$mny cmJco.
Ë`mM doir g§V åhUmco, “Ag§ H$ê$ ZH$m ^Jd§Vm! _mÂ`mgma»`m VwÀN>
OrdmgmR>r BVŠ`m cmoH$m§Mo àmU KoD$ ZH$m. ho ^JdmZ, Ë`m§Mm {dZme H$amdm Aer
dmMm Am{U BVam§Zm gm§Jm 39
_mPr BÀN>m Zmhr. nU Ë`m§Zm gwYmaÊ`mMr Iyn BÀN>m Amho. AmnU Ë`m§Zm ^ñ_ Z
H$aVm Ë`m§À`m _ZmVrc Hw${dMmam§Zm Am{U dmB©Q> àd¥VtZm, Ë`m§À`mVrc Xmofm§Zm,
XwJw©Um§Zm, Ë`m§À`m nmnm§Zm d Vmnm§Zm ^ñ_ H$am. Á`mZo Ë`m§Mo öX` {Z_©i hmoB©c.”
AmH$medmUr åhUmcr, “g§V{eamo_Ur AgoM hmoBc © . VwPr ^mdZm Iyn CÀM
Amho. Vy _cm {à` Amhog. Vy YÝ` Amhog.”
~g²! cJoM Vo ~X_me _moR>o gmYy àd¥ÎmrMo Pmco Am{U g§Vm§À`m MaUmer
Ë`m§Zr cmoiU KoVcr.
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gdm© V _mo R > m gÝ_mZ
EH$Xm AH$~amZo {~a~ccm
{dMmaco, “{~a~c, gdm©V _moR>m gÝ_mZ
H$moUVm?” {~a~c åhUmcm, “Ohm±nZmh,
_Ywa ~mocUo hmM gdm©V _moR>m gÝ_mZ
Amho.”
AH$~a åhUmcm, “{~a~c, _r
H$g§ H$m` _mZy H$s _Ywa ~mocUo hmM
gdm©V _moR>m gÝ_mZ AmhoŸ?”
{~a~c åhUmcm, “Ohm±nZmh,
doi Amë`mda _r gm§JZo .”
EH$ {Xdg {~a~cmZo _oOdmZrMm ~oV Ho$cm, Ë`mgmR>r Ë`mZo Amnco ZmVodmB©H$,
{_Ì Am{U AH$~amÀ`m ~{hUrcm Am_§ÌU {Xco.
_oOdmZrÀ`m {Xder AH$~amÀ`m ~{hUrcm hÎmr, KmoS>o, nmcIr, dmO§Ìr
Aem àH$mao {deof gÝ_mZmV AmUco Joco. añË`mV _moham CYië`m Joë`m.
_oOdmZrcm AH$~amÀ`m ~{hUrcm ñdV… {~a~cmZo ^moOZ dmT>co, ho ~KyZ
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AWm©V _Ywa ~mocUo hm gdm©V _moR>m gÝ_mZ Amho.”
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